Hidden epidemic of maternal, fetal, and neonatal mortality and injury from crashes a case of societal neglect?

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1956, 2006, Pages 133-140

  Weiss, Harold B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; EMPLOYMENT; GROUND VEHICLES; MASS TRANSPORTATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; URBAN PLANNING;

SOCIETAL CHANGES; TRANSPORTATION DATA SYSTEMS; URBAN SPRAWL; VEHICLE CRASHES;

SAFETY FACTOR;

EID: 33846517554     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1956-17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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