Inverse propensity weighting to adjust for bias in fatal crash samples

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 1244-1251

  Clark, David E ^a   Hannan, Edward L ^b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

FARS; Fatality; Inverse propensity; Mortality; NASS GES; Rural; Traffic crash; Urban; Weight

Indexed keywords

FARS; FATALITY; INVERSE PROPENSITY; MORTALITY; NASS-GES; TRAFFIC CRASHES; URBAN; WEIGHT;

ACCIDENTS; LOGISTICS; RURAL AREAS;

ESTIMATION;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870299007     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.09.025     Document Type: Article

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