Public policies and motorcycle safety

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 831-838

  French, Michael T ^a   Gumus, Gulcin ^b,c   Homer, Jenny F ^d  

^a Health Economics Research Group   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and traffic policies; Fatalities; Injuries; Motorcycle safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL; AUTOMOBILE; INJURY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HELMET; HUMAN; POLICY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTORCYCLES; PUBLIC POLICY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349394041     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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