Exceeding the speed limit: Prevalence and determinants in Iran

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 307-312

  Moradi, Ali ^a   Motevalian, Seyed Abbas ^b   Mirkoohi, Maryam ^c   McKay, Mary Pat ^d   Rahimi Movaghar, Vafa ^c,e  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

epidemiology; Iran; speeding

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890574586     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2012.692693     Document Type: Article

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