Preventability of vehicle-related fatalities

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 467-475

  Henriksson, Elsmarie ^a   Öström, Mats ^a   Eriksson, Anders ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fatalities; Survivability; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035384915     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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