Epidemiology of older driver crashes - Identifying older driver risk factors and exposure patterns

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 309-321

  Langford, J ^a   Koppel, S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crash patterns; Fatal crashes; Older drivers; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CRASH PATTERNS; FATAL CRASHES; OLDER DRIVERS; RISK FACTORS;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 33747878204     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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