@article{ref1,
title="Disability among adults injured in motor-vehicle crashes in the United States",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2004",
author="Guerrero, Janet L. and Langlois Orman, Jean A. and Kresnow, Marcie-jo and Jones, Bruce H. and Shults, Ruth A. and Shults, Ruth A",
volume="35",
number="4",
pages="447-452",
abstract="Introduction: Little population-based information exists about the long-term effects of motor-vehicle crash-related injuries. Method: We analyzed data from the 1995 National Health Interview Survey Disability (NHIS-D) Supplement to estimate the prevalence of crash-related disability among noninstitutionalized U.S. adults aged 18 years and older. Results: More than 1.2 million adults were living in their homes with the disabling effects of motor-vehicle crash-related injuries in 1995. The prevalence of crash-related disability was highest for persons in their mid-life years, ages 35-64. Half of the respondents had sustained the injuries more than 5 years before the interview. Forty-one percent of working-aged individuals reported being unable to work because of their disability. Conclusions: Because crash-related disability is most prevalent during the mid-life years, quality of life and productivity may be affected for decades. These findings highlight the personal and societal burden associated with motor-vehicle crash-related disability in the United States.",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2004.06.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2004.06.001"
}