2009
U.S. motor vehicle fatality trends in young Latino males.
Vaca F, Anderson CL. U.S. motor vehicle fatality trends in young Latino males. AAAM Annual Conference 2009, 53: 77-82. PMID: 20184834, PMCID: PMC3256799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Latino whitesFatality rateFatality trendsStudy periodFavorable health profilesMotor vehicle crash fatalitiesMales ages 15Specific exposure dataInjury fatalitiesMortality burdenEpidemiologic paradoxRestraint useHealth profileMortality rateBlood alcoholMale mortality ratesMotor vehicle fatalitiesLower educationMotor vehicle fatality ratesAge 15Young malesExposure dataHealth careDriver fatalitiesYoung Latino males
2007
Car safety seats for children: rear facing for best protection
Henary B, Sherwood C, Crandall J, Kent R, Vaca F, Arbogast K, Bull M. Car safety seats for children: rear facing for best protection. Injury Prevention 2007, 13: 398. PMID: 18056317, PMCID: PMC2598309, DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.015115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond birthdayChild's second birthdayYear oldsYears of ageCar safety seatsMonths of ageLogistic regression modelsRisk of injuryRestrained childrenChildren 0Injury riskChild sizeEffectiveness estimatesSame findingsSafety seatsChildrenMonthsRegression modelsAgeYears 1988RiskOptimum protectionBetter protectionFrontal crashesOlds
2001
Commentary: We need to give children a boost before we buckle them
Berns S, Vaca F. Commentary: We need to give children a boost before we buckle them. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2001, 37: 407-410. PMID: 11275836, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(01)70128-x.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters