Emerging trend in motorisation and the epidemic of road traffic crashes in an economically growing country

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-188

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a,b  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic development; Fatalities; Motorisation level; Qatar; Road traffic crashes; Vehicle ownership

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FATALITIES; MOTORISATION LEVEL; QATAR; ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES; VEHICLE OWNERSHIP;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; ROADS AND STREETS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VEHICLES;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 70349492893     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260802614399     Document Type: Article

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