Are road safety evaluation studies published in peer reviewed journals more valid than similar studies not published in peer reviewed journals?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-118

  Elvik, Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Evaluation study; Peer review; Road safety; Scientific journal; Study validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; PEER REVIEW; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY;

DESIGN; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY FACTOR;

PEER REVIEW; ROAD SAFETY; SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; STUDY VALIDITY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0031594174     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(97)00068-7     Document Type: Article

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