2016
Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States.
Vaca FE, Li K, Hingson R, Simons-Morton BG. Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2016, 77: 77-85. PMID: 26751357, PMCID: PMC4711323, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy episodic drinkingDrug-impaired driversSubstance useEpisodic drinkingAlcohol/substance useNEXT Generation Health StudyHarm reduction strategiesPredictors of changePost-high school yearsHealth StudyIndividual substance useRepresentative cohortTime-varying covariatesDrinkingCohortYearsMonths
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