Can Vehicle Maintenance Records Predict Automobile Accidents?

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 567-584

  Bair, Shyi Tarn ^a   Huang, Rachel J ^b,d   Wang, Kili C ^c,d  

^a Ho An Insurance Agency Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84861483870     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: 15396975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2011.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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