A matched-cohort analysis of belted front and rear seat occupants in newer and older model vehicles shows that gains in front occupant safety have outpaced gains for rear seat occupants

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1974-1977

  Bilston, Lynne E ^a,b   Du, Wei ^d   Brown, Julie ^a,c  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Matched cohort study; Occupant protection system; Rear passenger; Vehicle safety

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

COHORT STUDIES; LEVELS OF PROTECTIONS; OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS; POISSON REGRESSION MODELS; REAR PASSENGER; SAMPLING SYSTEMS; SERIOUS INJURIES; VEHICLE SAFETY;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SAFETY; SEATBELT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049373700     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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