Positive income shocks and accidental deaths among Cherokee Indians: A natural experiment

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1083-1090

  Bruckner, Tim A ^a   Brown, Ryan A ^b   Margerison Zilko, Claire ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental death; American Indians; Casino; Income shock; Risk taking; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; CAPITALISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MORTALITY; POISSON RATIO; POPULATION SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONALITY;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIAN; MALE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAVEL; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051936086     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr073     Document Type: Article

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