Model-based application of abbreviated injury scale to police-reported crash injuries

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2148, 2010, Pages 59-68

  Tarko, Andrew P ^a   Bar Gera, Hillel ^b   Thomaz, Jose ^a   Issariyanukula, Apichai ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; COST ESTIMATING; DATA HANDLING; DECISION MAKING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LINKED DATA;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; CRASH COSTS; CRASH DATA; CRASH INJURY; CRASH SEVERITY; EVIDENCE-BASED; INDIANA; KEY ELEMENTS; LINKED DATUM; MODEL-BASED OPC;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 78651299355     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2148-07     Document Type: Article

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