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Determinants of within-country variation in traffic accident mortality in Italy: a geographical analysis by Giuseppe La Torre; Ed Van Beeck; Gianluigi Quaranta; Alice Mannocci; Walter Ricciardi is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Objective To identify determinants of regional differences in traffic accident mortality in Italy. ## Data and methods Multiple linear regression models were conducted assessing the associations between regional differences in traffic mortality, case fatality and accident rates (dependent variables) with socio-demographic factors, and variables describing road behaviour, vehicles, infrastructure and medical care (independent variables). Data were derived from the National Institute of Statistics, the National Institute of Health and the Italian Automobile Club. In addition to analyses for the whole country of Italy, separate models were conducted for Northern and southern regions. ## Results In Italy large regional differences in traffic mortality rates can be observed, ranging from 5.5 to 20 per 100.000 person-years. There is a North-South gradient with higher mortality rates in the Northern part of Italy. Strong predictors of regional differences in both traffic mortality and accident rates are the employment rate (directly associated) and alcohol use (directly associated). This is observed in the whole of Italy, and separately in Northern and southern regions. ## Conclusion O
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- Author
- Giuseppe La Torre; Ed Van Beeck; Gianluigi Quaranta; Alice Mannocci; Walter Ricciardi
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); [London]: BioMed Central, c2002-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1476-072X)
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)