Analysis of Risk Factors Affecting the Severity of Intersection Crashes by Logistic Regression

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 300-307

  Chen, Huiqin ^a   Cao, Libo ^a   Logan, David B ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intersection crash severity; Logistic regression; Odds ratio; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861646773     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.653841     Document Type: Article

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