Risk factors for severe injury in cyclists involved in traffic crashes in Victoria, Australia

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 404-409

  Boufous, Soufiane ^a   De Rome, Liz ^a   Senserrick, Teresa ^a   Ivers, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crashes; Cyclist; Injury; Severity

Indexed keywords

CRASH CHARACTERISTICS; CRASHES; CYCLIST; HEAD-ON COLLISION; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKERS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL LOCATIONS; SERIOUS INJURIES; SEVERITY; SPEED REDUCTION; TEST EFFECTIVENESS; TRAFFIC CRASHES; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH RISKS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICYCLING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867047495     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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