Variation in U.S. traffic safety policy environments and motor vehicle fatalities 1980-2010

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1117-1125

  Silver, D ^a   Macinko, J ^a   Bae, J Y ^a   Jimenez, G ^a   Paul, M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol policies; Traffic fatalities; Traffic polices

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MORTALITY; POLICY APPROACH; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FATALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION; POLICY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL MARKETING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TREND STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889587022     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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