Accidents and violence: Cell phone use and traffic crash risk: A culpability analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 259-267

  Asbridge, Mark ^a   Brubacher, Jeff R ^b   Chan, Herbert ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell phones; Culpability; Driving; Traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVER; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER LICENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CANADA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CELLULAR PHONE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875606650     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys180     Document Type: Article

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