A heterogeneity based case-control analysis of motorcyclist's injury crashes: Evidence from motorcycle crash causation study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 119, Issue , 2018, Pages 202-214

  Wali, Behram ^a   Khattak, Asad J ^b   Khattak, Aemal J ^c  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control analysis; Crash propensity; Heterogeneity in means; Motorcycle crash causation; Observed and unobserved heterogeneity; Random parameters

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; HEALTH RISKS; MACHINERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SLEEP RESEARCH;

CASE-CONTROL; CRASH PROPENSITY; HETEROGENEITY-IN-MEANS; MOTORCYCLE CRASHES; RANDOM PARAMETERS; UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY;

MOTORCYCLES;

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85050229966     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.07.024     Document Type: Article

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