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dc.contributor.authorLee, Andy
dc.contributor.authorMeuleners, Lynn
dc.contributor.authorLegge, M.
dc.contributor.authorCercarelli, Rina
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:31:02Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:31:02Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:24:56Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationLee, Andy and Meuleners, Lynn B. and Legge, Matthew and Cercarelli, Rina. 2005. Health conditions of heavy vehicle drivers involved in a crash in Western Australia: a retrospective study using linked data. Health Promotion Journal of Australia 16: 37-40.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12487
dc.description.abstract

Issue addressed:This retrospective study investigated the health conditions of a cohort of heavy vehicle drivers involved in a crash in Western Australia.Methods: Hospital separation records of heavy vehicle drivers admitted to hospital as a result of a road crash between 1 January 1988 and 31 December 2000 in Western Australia were analysed. Heavy vehicle drivers involved in a crash were first identified using the Western Australian Road Injury Database before linking to their hospital records. All hospital admissions for each driver admitted to hospital for a crash at least once during the study period were subsequently retrieved from the Health Services Linked Database.Results: There were 146 heavy vehicle drivers in the cohort. A total of 964 distinct in-patient episodes (the collection of all hospital admissions for a single event) were recorded for these drivers, with a minimum of one and a maximum of 84 hospital in-patient episodes per driver. The mean number of in-patient episodes for each driver was seven (SD=8.44), including an in-patient episode for a heavy vehicle crash.Conclusion: The evidence presented for the cohort of heavy vehicle drivers hospitalised as a result of road crash confirms that these drivers are characterised with health conditions such as musculoskeletal problems and digestive disorders.

dc.publisherAustralian Health Promotion Association
dc.relation.urihttp://www.healthpromotion.org.au/journal/previous/2005_1/article7.php
dc.subjectheavy vehicle drivers
dc.subjectlinked data
dc.subjectCrash
dc.subjecthealth conditions
dc.titleHealth conditions of heavy vehicle drivers involved in a crash in Western Australia: a retrospective study using linked data
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume16
dcterms.source.startPage37
dcterms.source.endPage40
dcterms.source.titleHealth Promotion Journal of Australia
curtin.identifierEPR-724
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultySchool of Public Health
curtin.facultyDivision of Health Sciences


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