Analysis of commercial mini-bus accidents

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 555-567

  Hamed, Mohammad M ^a   Jaradat, A S ^a   Easa, Said M ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Injuries; Mini bus; Safety; Survival analysis; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CAUSALITY; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032158842     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(98)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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