Exploring the impacts of safety culture on immigrants' vulnerability in non-motorized crashes: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-152

  Chen, Cynthia ^a   Lin, Haiyun ^b   Loo, Becky P Y ^c  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b City College of New York   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Pedestrian and cyclist crash; Safety assimilation; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CENSUSES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW YORK CITY; SAFETY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857918851     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9629-7     Document Type: Article

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