Has the difference in accident patterns between male and female drivers changed between 1984 and 2000?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 577-584

  Laapotti, Sirkku ^a   Keskinen, Esko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accident pattern; Change; Male and female drivers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DRIVER LICENSING; EDUCATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ACCIDENT PATTERNS; MALE AND FEMALE DRIVERS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1942537165     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(03)00064-2     Document Type: Article

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