Societal costs of risky driving: An economic analysis of high-risk patients visiting an urban emergency department

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-158

  Sommers, Benjamin D ^a   Fargo, Jamison D ^b   Lyons, Michael S ^c   Shope, Jean T ^d   Sommers, Marilyn S ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Economic analysis; Motor vehicle crashes; Risky driving; Societal costs; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953853432     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2010.536599     Document Type: Article

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