@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics and availability of fatal road-crash databases in 20 countries worldwide",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2007",
author="Luoma, Juha and Sivak, Michael",
volume="38",
number="3",
pages="323-327",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: This study examined the characteristics and availability of fatal road-crash databases worldwide. METHOD: The study involved two parts. First, the major international road databases were briefly reviewed. Second, the national databases in 20 selected countries were examined. RESULTS: (a) the available international databases of fatal road crashes typically include aggregated data; (b) there is a national database of fatal road crashes in each country examined; (c) all countries provide aggregated crash data, but there are substantial restrictions on the availability of disaggregated data; and (d) overall, the crash data at the accident level are relatively similar, but there are substantial differences in the information at the person level. CONCLUSION: The results imply that international road safety research would greatly benefit from expanded availability of disaggregated fatal crash data worldwide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2007.05.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2007.05.001"
}