Differences between older and younger drivers; characteristics of fatal car crashes and driver injuries

Safety Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-77

  Sjögren, Harmeet ^a   Björnstig, Ulf ^b   Eriksson, Anders ^a   Öström, Mats ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DRIVER INJURIES; FATAL CAR CRASHES;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030174956     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-7535(96)00031-8     Document Type: Article

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