Estimation of the social costs of home injury: A comparison with estimates for road injury

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 998-1002

  Keall, Michael D ^a   Guria, Jagadish ^b   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^a   Baker, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Wellington   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Home injury; Injury pyramid; Road injury; Social cost; Value of statistical life

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOME INJURY; INJURY PYRAMID; ROAD INJURY; SOCIAL COST; VALUE OF STATISTICAL LIFE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ESTIMATION; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; ROADS AND STREETS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INSURANCE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, ACCIDENT; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; SAFETY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79952451804     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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