How do car crashes happen among young drivers aged 18-20 years? Typical circumstances in relation to license status, alcohol impairment and injury consequences

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 734-738

  Hasselberg, Marie ^a   Laflamme, Lucie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Driving license; Road traffic crash; Road traffic injuries; Unlicensed drivers; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

DRIVING LICENSE; ROAD TRAFFIC CRASH; ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES; UNLICENSED DRIVERS; YOUNG DRIVERS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; REGISTER; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349183344     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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