Factors associated with the relationship between motorcycle deaths and economic growth

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-240

  Law, Teik Hua ^a   Noland, Robert B ^b   Evans, Andrew W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruptions; Kuznets curve; Medical technology; Motorcycle deaths; Negative binomial model; Political rights

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

CORRUPTIONS; KUZNETS CURVE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTORCYCLE DEATHS; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL MODEL; POLITICAL RIGHTS;

MOTORCYCLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MOTORCYCLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449092594     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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