To what extent is there bias by selection? Selection for road safety-treatment in norway

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1897, 2004, Pages 200-205

  Elvik, Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DATA REDUCTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; INTERSECTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY MEASURES; SAFETY TREATMENTS; TRAFFIC VOLUME;

ROADS AND STREETS;

EID: 17444392111     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1897-26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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