Traffic and the risk of vehicle-related pedestrian injury: A decision analytic support tool

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-201

  Chalabi, Z ^a   Roberts, I ^a   Edwards, P ^a   Dowie, J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LONDON; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; URBAN HEALTH; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 45249090833     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.017160     Document Type: Article

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