Factors associated with the all-terrain vehicle mortality rate in the United States: An analysis of state-level data

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 725-732

  Rodgers, Gregory B ^a  

^a US Consumer Product Safety Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; ATV; Mortality rate; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE; MORTALITY RATE;

GROUND VEHICLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PILOT STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40149084828     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.09.021     Document Type: Article

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