Car crashes: The effect of passenger presence and other factors on driver outcome

Safety Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-43

  Orsi, Chiara ^a   Marchetti, Pierpaolo ^b   Montomoli, Cristina ^a   Morandi, Anna ^a  

^a Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Car driver; Injury; Passenger; Risk factor; Traffic crash

Indexed keywords

CAR DRIVER; INJURY; PASSENGER; RISK FACTORS; TRAFFIC CRASHES;

HEALTH RISKS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DRIVER LICENSING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 84874411227     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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