Accident proneness, does it exist? A review and meta-analysis

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 556-564

  Visser, Ellen ^a   Pijl, Ysbrand J ^a   Stolk, Ronald P ^a   Neeleman, Jan ^a   Rosmalen, Judith G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accident; Accident proneness; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; REVIEWS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; CHILDREN; META-ANALYSIS; OPERATIONALISATIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; META ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34247473060     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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