Mathematical models assuming selective recruitment fitted to data for driver mortality and seat belt use in Japan

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 175-184

  Nakahara, Shinji ^a   Kawamura, Takashi ^b   Ichikawa, Masao ^a   Wakai, Susumu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Seat belt use; Selective recruitment

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FATAL CRASHES; MORTALITY; SEAT BELT USE; SELECTIVE RECRUITMENT;

ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JAPAN; MORTALITY; RISK; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HUMANS; JAPAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 27644592098     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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