Sources of uncertainty in estimated benefits of road safety programmes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2171-2178

  Elvik, Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Estimates of effect; Propagation of errors; Road safety programme; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION;

ESTIMATES OF EFFECT; NATIONAL ROADS; PROPAGATION OF ERROR; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY BENEFITS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; TOTAL UNCERTAINTIES; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNCERTAINTY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78049397387     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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