Motor vehicle deaths among American Indian and Alaska Native populations

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-88

  Pollack, Keshia M ^a   Frattaroli, Shannon ^a   Young, Jessica L ^a   Dana Sacco, Gail ^a,b   Gielen, Andrea C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

accident prevention; accidents, traffic; Indians, North American; minority health

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MINORITY HEALTH; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PEDESTRIAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALASKA; ARIZONA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; MALE; MONTANA; NORTH DAKOTA; SOUTH DAKOTA; WYOMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855481594     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxr019     Document Type: Review

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