Death by motorcycle: Background, behavioral, and situational correlates of fatal motorcycle collisions

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 429-437

  Nunn, Samuel ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlates of death; Forensic science; Mechanism of injury; Motorcycle fatality; Risky behavior; Road accidents

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HELMET; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INDIANA; LIGHTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WEATHER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79951828827     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01657.x     Document Type: Article

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