Prevention of motor-vehicle deaths by changing vehicle factors

Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-310

  Robertson, Leon S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35548950303     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.016204     Document Type: Article

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