Census study of fatal car-to-car intersection crashes in Sweden involving modern vehicles

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 333-338

  Sunnevång, Cecilia ^a   Boström, Ola ^a   Lie, Anders ^b,c   Stigson, Helena ^b,d  

^a AUTOLIV RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^d Stockholm and Folksam Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

High severity crash; In depth study; Intersection; Senior occupants; Side impact

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRBAG; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR BAGS; CENSUSES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961230242     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.576285     Document Type: Article

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