Acciphilia on the road: An analysis of severe collisions

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 367-374

  Factor, Roni ^a   Yair, Gad ^b   Mahalel, David ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cultural influence; Public health; Road traffic accidents; Social factors; Socioeconomic characteristics

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCES; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; SOCIAL FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH RISKS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; ROADS AND STREETS;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CULTURE; FEAR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355160230     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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