Hierarchical ordered model for injury severity of pedestrian crashes in South Korea

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 61, Issue , 2017, Pages 33-40

  Kim, Myeonghyeon ^a   Kho, Seung Young ^a   Kim, Dong Kyu ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hierarchical ordered model; Injury severity; Municipality; Pedestrian crash

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CRASH CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; MUNICIPALITY; ORDERED MODELS; PEDESTRIAN CRASHES; PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES; SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDESTRIAN; POLICY; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEDESTRIANS; POLICY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015641973     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2017.02.011     Document Type: Article

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