Differences between males and females in traffic accident risk in France;Différences entre les hommes et les femmes face au risque routier

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-367

  Martin, J L ^a   Lafont, S ^a   Chiron, M ^a   Gadegbeku, B ^a   Laumon, B ^a  

^a INRETS UCBL UMRETTE   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; France; Gender; Road crash; Sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYCLING; DATA ANALYSIS; FRANCE; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 4544244199     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0398-7620(04)99065-7     Document Type: Article

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