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Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries in British Columbia Desapriya, Ediriweera; Jivani, Khairun; Han, Guanghong; Turcotte, Kate; Babul, Shelina; Pike, Ian, 1958-

Abstract

This report describes the profile of motor vehicle-related injuries and mortalities in British Columbia (BC) between 2001 and 2004. It provides a detailed description of five motor vehicle collision (MVC) risk factors using mortality data, hospital separations data, and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) collision data. Evidence based best practices targeting individuals, communities, and policies related to youth, seniors, alcohol-related collisions, speed-related collisions, and child restraint use, at the time of the collision are also presented.

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Title
Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries in British Columbia
Creator
Desapriya, Ediriweera; Jivani, Khairun; Han, Guanghong; Turcotte, Kate; Babul, Shelina; Pike, Ian, 1958-
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit
Date Issued
2007-08
Description
This report describes the profile of motor vehicle-related injuries and mortalities in British Columbia (BC) between 2001 and 2004. It provides a detailed description of five motor vehicle collision (MVC) risk factors using mortality data, hospital separations data, and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) collision data. Evidence based best practices targeting individuals, communities, and policies related to youth, seniors, alcohol-related collisions, speed-related collisions, and child restraint use, at the time of the collision are also presented.
Subject
Children and youth (0-19); Adults (20-64); Older adults/seniors (65+); Road Injury
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-10-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0402410
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79862
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Pediatrics, Department of; Other UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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