Newspaper framing of fatal motor vehicle crashes in four Midwestern cities in the United States, 1999-2000

Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 149-153

  Connor, S M ^a   Wesolowski, K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOCUMENTATION; DRIVER; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PROTECTION; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; AGE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEATBELT; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEWSPAPERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 4344587644     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.003376     Document Type: Article

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