The influence of local politicians on pedestrian safety

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 312-315

  Lyons, R A ^a,b   Jones, S J ^c   Newcombe, R G ^c   Palmer, S R ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLITICS; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POLITICS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750299126     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.011916     Document Type: Article

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