Mortality in rural locations after severe injuries from motor vehicle crashes

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 375-380

  Travis, Lori L ^a   Clark, David E ^a   Haskins, Amy E ^a   Kilch, Joseph A ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

injury severity; Mortality; NASS GES; rural; traffic

Indexed keywords

COUNTY LEVEL; EVENT-SPECIFIC; INJURY SEVERITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; NASS-GES; RURAL LOCATIONS; RURAL REGIONS; SAFETY BELT; SAMPLING SYSTEMS; SOUTHERN STATE; SURVIVAL PROBABILITIES; TRAFFIC CRASHES; VEHICLE DAMAGE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DIES; LOGISTICS; PROBABILITY; RURAL AREAS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870724728     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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