Impact of retirement on risky driving behavior and attitudes towards road safety among a large cohort of French drivers (the GAZEL cohort)

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-315

  Bhatti, Junaid A ^a   Constant, Aymery ^a   Salmi, L Rachid ^a,b   Chiron, Mireille ^c,e,f   Lafont, Sylviane ^c,e,f   Zins, Marie ^d   Lagarde, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c University Lyon   (France)

^d Equipe Risques post Professionels Cohortes   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Cell phone use; Professional activity; Road traffic safety; Sleepy driving; Speedy driving

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; LOGISTICS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETIREMENT; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ATTITUDE; DRIVING ABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55049120273     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1271     Document Type: Article

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