Effect of 20 mph traffic speed zones on road injuries in London, 1986-2006: Controlled interrupted time series analysis

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7736, 2009, Pages 31-

  Grundy, Chris ^a   Steinbach, Rebecca ^a   Edwards, Phil ^a   Green, Judith ^a   Armstrong, Ben ^a   Wilkinson, Paul ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DEATH; HUMAN; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; INFANT; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84879250995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b4469     Document Type: Article

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