Fatal crash trends for Australian young drivers 1997-2007: Geographic and socioeconomic differentials

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-128

  Chen, H Y ^a   Senserrick, T ^a   Martiniuk, A L C ^a   Ivers, R Q ^a   Boufous, S ^a   Chang, H Y ^b   Norton, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fatality; Geographic variation; Motor vehicle crash; SES disparity; Young driver

Indexed keywords

RURAL AREAS; VEHICLES;

FATALITY; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; NIGHT TIME DRIVING; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; STRATIFIED ANALYSIS; YOUNG DRIVER;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 83555173694     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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