The use of generalized linear models to test the safety impact of an infrastructure modification: Comparison between metal guardrails and concrete barriers on motorway central reservations;Utilisation de modèles linéaires généralisés pour tester l'effet sur la sécurité d'une modification d'infrastructure: Comparaison des glissières en métal aux barrières en béton en terre-plein central d'autoroute

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Volumn 68, Issue , 2000, Pages 31-47

  Martin, Jean Louis ^a  

^a Ave Francois Mitterand 69675 Cedex   (France)

Author keywords

Accident de la route; Barri re b ton; Glissi re m tal; Mod le lin aire g n ralis ; Odds Ratio; Rapport d'incidences; R gression de Poisson; R gression logistique; Risque relatif

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EID: 0346876652     PISSN: 07618980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0761-8980(00)80059-x     Document Type: Article

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