A pattern analysis of traffic crashes fatal to older drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-258

  Skyving, Marie ^a   Berg, Hans Yngve ^a,b   Laflamme, Lucie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Fragility; Mortality; Traffic safety; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIES; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; FRAGILITY; MORTALITY; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; SEASON; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEASONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 60749102882     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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