Motorcycle helmets and traffic safety

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 398-412

  Dee, Thomas S ^a,b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Risk compensation; Technological efficacy; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DATABASES AS TOPIC; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLES; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62049085096     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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