Perception of Own Death Risk: An Assessment of Road-Traffic Mortality Risk

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1069-1082

  Andersson, Henrik ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian learning; Mortality risk; Peers; Road traffic

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN LEARNING; DATA SETS; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; MORTALITY RISK; PEERS; PERSONAL RISKS; RISK BIAS; RISK LEVELS; ROAD TRAFFIC;

ROADS AND STREETS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA SET; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY RISK; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK PERCEPTION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BAYES THEOREM; DEATH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BAYES THEOREM; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 79959575264     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01583.x     Document Type: Article

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