Self-reported motor vehicle injury prevention strategies, risky driving behaviours, and subsequent motor vehicle injuries: Analysis of Canadian national population health survey

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Vingilis, Evelyn ^a   Wilk, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking driving; Impaired driving; Injuries; National population health survey; Road safety; Speeding

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AUTOMOBILE; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 77952642695     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.36.suppl.s69     Document Type: Review

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