Spatial analysis of alcohol-related motor vehicle crash injuries in southeastern Michigan

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1129-1135

  Meliker, Jaymie R ^a   Maio, Ronald F ^a,b   Zimmerman, Marc A ^a   Kim, Hyungjin Myra ^a   Smith, Sarah C ^b   Wilson, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Injury; Motor vehicle crash; Spatial

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BLOOD; INTEGRATION; MOTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEHICLES;

BLOOD ALCOHOLS; INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH; SPATIAL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4344712224     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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