Motor vehicle driver death and high state maximum speed limits: 1991-1993

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1690-1694

  Yamane, Grover K ^a   Bradshaw, Benjamin S ^b  

^a Brooks City Base ^*  (United States)

^b The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; Crash; Driver; Highway; Mortality; Motor vehicle; Speed limit

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; MOTORS; OPERATING ROOMS; SPEED;

ACCIDENT; CASE-CONTROL; CAUSES OF DEATH; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROL SUBJECT; CRASH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRIVER; HIGHWAY; MAXIMUM SPEED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; MOTOR VEHICLES; NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA; ODDS RATIOS; SPEED LIMIT; STATIONARY OBJECTS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION;

VEHICLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50149088074     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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