Universal helmet laws and motorcycle fatalities: A longitudinal analysis of policy changes

Contributions to Economic Analysis

Volumn 290, Issue , 2010, Pages 139-162

  French, Michael T ^a   Gumus, Gulcin ^a   Homer, Jenny F ^a  

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Author keywords

Fatalities; Motorcycle safety; Universal helmet laws

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897585894     PISSN: 05738555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0573-8555(2010)0000290010     Document Type: Article

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