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Effects of emergency medical services times on traffic injury severity: A random effects ordered probit approach

Jaeyoung LeeDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Mohamed Abdel-AtyDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA;
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Qing CaiDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA;
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Ling WangCollege of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Pages 577-581 | Received 18 Nov 2016, Accepted 20 Apr 2018, Published online: 25 Sep 2018

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