Visibility aids for pedestrians and cyclists: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-312

  Kwan, Irene ^a,b   Mapstone, James ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclists; Detection; Injury prevention; Pedestrians; Systematic review; Visibility aids

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; BICYCLES; BIOMARKERS; DATA REDUCTION; SAFETY FACTOR; STATISTICAL METHODS; VISIBILITY; VISION;

CYCLISTS; INJURY PREVENTION; PEDESTRIANS; SYSTEMATIC VIEW; VISIBILITY AIDS;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BICYCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; BICYCLING; COLOR; HUMANS; LIGHTING; META-ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING;

EID: 1442359797     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(03)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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