Estimation of the real number of road casualties in Europe

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-371

  Broughton, J ^a   Keigan, M ^a   Yannis, G ^b   Evgenikos, P ^b   Chaziris, A ^b   Papadimitriou, E ^b   Bos, N M ^c   Hoeglinger, S ^d   Perez K ^e   Amoros, E ^f   Hollo P ^g   Tecl, J ^h  

^a TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c SWOV INSTITUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d KfV   (Austria)

^e AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f National Institute of Research on Transport and Safety   (France)

^g KTI   (Hungary)

^h CDV TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Correction coefficient; European study; Hospital data; Police data; Road casualty under reporting

Indexed keywords

CORRECTION COEFFICIENT; CORRECTION COEFFICIENTS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; NON-FATAL; REAL NUMBER; REMAINING DIFFERENCES; ROAD SAFETY; ROAD USERS;

ACCIDENTS; HOSPITALS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; NUMBER THEORY;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FRANCE; GREECE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUNGARY; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PEDESTRIAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 75149173321     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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