Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Michigan’s universal text messaging restriction (effective July 2010) across different age groups of drivers and crash severities.
Child safety seats and seat belts have been proven effective for reducing the risk of severe injuries and death. However not all children are restrained according to recommendations and there are concerning race and age-based disparities in child passenger restraint...
The study had two specific aims: 1) To demonstrate the feasibility of use of a simulator to measure vehicle/bicycle interactions under specific, replicable conditions; and 2) to evaluate potential risk factors for vehicle/bicycle crashes, and to assess the effects of...
Two multi-dimensional instruments have been developed for use in healthy homes program: (a) household hazard index (HHI) which gives an aggregate measure of environmental risk in a housing unit, and (b) neighborhood hazard index (NHI) which pertains to neighborhood...
This study aims to (i) identify areas where focused promotional and educational efforts are needed to achieve greater GDL’s effectiveness, (ii) detect variables that are associated with the fastest and slowest growth in effectiveness, and (iii) indicate the point at...
Unintentional overdose deaths increased 173% among adults between 1999 and 2010 in the U.S. This increase has mostly been attributed to prescription opioid overdoses, and prevention of prescription drug overdoses represents a key priority area of the CDC’s National...
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between future orientation (assessed with measures of future expectations, hope, purpose, and meaning), other risk and protective factors, violent attitudes, and bullying/aggressive behaviors in a convenience...
The purpose of the pilot study is to compare the patterns of prescription opioid use, individual characteristics, driving behavior, and driving outcomes of three groups: high-dose (>50mg morphine equivalent per day [MME]) medical users, high-dose prescription...
This study aims to estimate the prevalence of and examine correlates of secondary conditions related to SCI (spinal cord injury) and assess the impact of those conditions on life satisfaction, hospitalizations, and community participation. It also aims to estimate the...
Drs. Arruda and Ashton-Miller have developed a two-dimensional (2D) skull/brain surrogate to examinethe 2D displacement fields in the brain as a function of impact location. From these fields they compute shear strains in the brain and rotational and translational...
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