Factors affecting the severity of work related traffic crashes in drivers receiving a worker's compensation claim

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 467-473

  Boufous, Soufiane ^a   Williamson, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commuting; Data linkage; Occupation; Traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; CAR DRIVERS; COMMUTING; DATA LINKAGE; MULTI-VARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA; OCCUPATION; OLDER DRIVERS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF INJURIES; TAXI DRIVERS; TRAFFIC CRASHES; VEHICLE TYPES; WORK-RELATED; WORKERS' COMPENSATIONS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; OPERATING ROOMS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849107983     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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