Passenger carriage and car crash injury: a comparison between younger and older drivers
Passenger carriage and car crash injury: a comparison between younger and older drivers
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DOI:
10.1016/s0001-4575(02)00091-x
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发表时间:
2003-11-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Ameratunga, S
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作者:
Lam, LT;Norton, R;Ameratunga, S
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of passenger carriage, including the number of passengers and the ages of passengers, on the risk of car crash injury. The study utilised data obtained from a case-control study conducted in the Auckland region of New Zealand between 1998 and 1999. Cases were car drivers who involved in crashes in which at least one occupant was hospitalised or killed. Controls were selected from a cluster random sample of car drivers on the roads in the same region. Self-report information on the numbers of passengers carried and their ages at the time of crash or at the time of the roadside survey, as well as potential confounding factors, was obtained from the drivers, or a proxy, using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. A total of 571 cases (93% response rate), including 195 younger drivers (aged