TY - JOUR PY - 1992// TI - The effects of the switch from coal gas to natural gas on the accidental death rate: a study of the U.S.A. and Japan JO - Accident analysis and prevention A1 - Lester, David A1 - Abe, Kiyoko SP - 157 EP - 160 VL - 24 IS - 2 N2 - As the gas industries in the United States and Japan switched from toxic coal gas to nontoxic natural gas, the incidence of accidental deaths from domestic gas declined dramatically in both nations. Thus, improvements in public health occurred as incidental side effects of business decisions. LA - en SN - 0001-4575 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -