Leon Robertson, PhD
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2024
Daily motor vehicle traffic volume and other risk factors associated with road deaths in U.S. counties
Robertson L. Daily motor vehicle traffic volume and other risk factors associated with road deaths in U.S. counties. Journal Of Safety Research 2024, 90: 43-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2024.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraffic volumeRoad deathsMotor vehicle traffic volumeReduction of road congestionMagnitude of risk exposuresVehicle location dataVehicle traffic volumeVehicle occupant deathsVolume of trafficRoad congestionCongested roadsOccupational deathsPedestrian deathsRisk exposureU.S. countiesTrafficReduced speedRoadApplication of countermeasuresLocation dataCOVID-19 pandemicLow speedU.S.Risk factorsCell phonesDid ‘long COVID’ increase road deaths in the USA?
Robertson L. Did ‘long COVID’ increase road deaths in the USA? Injury Prevention 2024, ip-2023-045136. PMID: 38485228, DOI: 10.1136/ip-2023-045136.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Association of COVID-19 mortality with politics and on-demand testing in 217 U.S. counties
Robertson L. Association of COVID-19 mortality with politics and on-demand testing in 217 U.S. counties. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2203. PMID: 34856959, PMCID: PMC8638233, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12063-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsNegative testPublic health recommendationsCOVID-19 mortalityCOVID-19 deathsDemand testingHealth recommendationsMortality riskHerd immunityHome testMethodsUsing dataBackgroundPrevious researchCOVID-19 spreadMortalityAssociationSame studyRiskU.S. countiesPopulationFactorsTestingImmunity
2020
Temperature, precipitation, ozone pollution, and daily fatal unintentional injuries in Jiangsu Province, China during 2015–2017
Robertson LS, Zhou L, Chen K. Temperature, precipitation, ozone pollution, and daily fatal unintentional injuries in Jiangsu Province, China during 2015–2017. Injury Epidemiology 2020, 7: 42. PMID: 32713351, PMCID: PMC7384214, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-020-00268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplausible OECD motor vehicle travel data
Robertson L. Implausible OECD motor vehicle travel data. Transportation Research Part D Transport And Environment 2020, 79: 102246. DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2020.102246.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
- WEATHER, CLIMATE AND SOCIETY, 11:623-628, 2019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
- CRITICAL HOUSING ANALYSIS 6:42-50, 2019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Reversal of the road death trend in the U.S. in 2015–2016: An examination of the climate and economic hypotheses
Robertson L. Reversal of the road death trend in the U.S. in 2015–2016: An examination of the climate and economic hypotheses. Journal Of Transport & Health 2018, 9: 161-168. DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2018.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRoad death trend in the United States: implied effects of prevention.
Robertson L. Road death trend in the United States: implied effects of prevention. Journal Of Public Health Policy 2018, 39: 193-202. PMID: 29531304, DOI: 10.1057/s41271-018-0123-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research- JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT AND HEALTH, 9:161-168,2018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research