Translating road safety into health outcomes using a quantitative impact assessment model

Injury Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 413-430

  Dhondt, Stijn ^a   Pirdavani, Ali ^b   Macharis, Cathy ^a   Bellemans, Tom ^b   Putman, Koen ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BELGIUM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870590039     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040286     Document Type: Article

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