The influence of motor vehicle legislation on injury claim incidence

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-68

  Lemstra, Mark ^a   Olszynski, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automobiles; Insurance benefits; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; INJURY; INSURANCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CANADA; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 13844266933     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404021     Document Type: Article

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