Differences in urban and rural accident characteristics and medical service utilization for traffic fatalities in less-motorized societies

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 623-630

  Li, Ming Der ^a   Doong, Ji Liang ^b   Chang, Kai Kuo ^c   Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^d   Jeng, Ming Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ministry of Transportation and Communications Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accident factors; Asia area; Data linkage; Geographic difference; Medical care

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HOSPITALS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RURAL AREAS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ACCIDENT FACTORS; ASIA AREA; DATA LINKAGE; GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCE; MEDICAL CARE;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149142492     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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