Methodological issues in testing the hypothesis of risk compensation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-292

  Dulisse, Brian ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Risk compensation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RISK COMPENSATION;

RISKS;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; RISK; SEATBELT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ODDS RATIO; RISK-TAKING; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 0031128566     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(96)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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