Vulnerability of female drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes: An analysis of US population at risk

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2368-2373

  Bose, Dipan ^a   Segui Gomez, Maria ^b   Crandall, Jeff R ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SAFETY; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 81555202926     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300275     Document Type: Article

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