Limits of the quasi-induced exposure method when compared with the standard case-control design. Application to the estimation of risks associated with driving under the influence of cannabis or alcohol

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 861-868

  Lenguerrand, E ^a,b   Martin, J L ^a,b   Moskal, A ^a,b   Gadegbeku, B ^a,b   Laumon, B ^a,b  

^a University Lyon   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Case control study; Crash involvement; Epidemiological method; Exposure; Quasi induced exposure method

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOLS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CRASH INVOLVEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHOD; QUASI-INDUCED EXPOSURE METHOD;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

CANNABIS; STREET DRUG;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRANCE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CANNABIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 43049089445     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.09.027     Document Type: Article

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