What can we learn about North Dakota's youngest drivers from their crashes?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 617-623

  Vachal, Kimberly ^a   Faculty, Research ^a   Malchose, Donald ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crashes; Rural; Seat belts; Teens

Indexed keywords

CRASHES; CRITICAL FACTORS; GAIN INSIGHTS; INJURY CRASHES; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; NORTH DAKOTAS; PUBLIC SAFETIES; RURAL; SEAT BELT USE; SEAT BELTS; TEEN DRIVERS; TEENS; TRAFFIC INJURIES; URBAN ROADS;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; GRAVEL; GRAVEL ROADS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH DAKOTA; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64849088284     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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