Risk factors contributing to motor vehicle collisions in an environment of uncertainty

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 473-486

  Cromley, Ellen K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Local statistics; Medical geography; Motor vehicle collisions; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347377647     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-007-0130-5     Document Type: Article

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