Exposure to Traffic and Risk of Hospitalization Due to Injuries

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 466-474

  Segui Gomez, Maria ^a   Lopez Valdes, Francisco J ^a,b   Guillen Grima, Francisco ^c   Smyth, Ernesto ^d   Llorca, Javier ^e   de Irala, Jokin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Injuries; Longitudinal studies; Motor vehicle crashes; Risk

Indexed keywords

COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COVARIATES; COX REGRESSION; DRINKING AND DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH BENEFITS; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIES; MOTORIZED TRAFFIC; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SAFETY BELT; SELF-REPORTING; SPECIFIC SUBSET; UNIVERSITY GRADUATES;

HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INJURY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

ARTICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

SPAIN;

EID: 79952367006     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01509.x     Document Type: Article

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