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Understanding traffic crash under-reporting: Linking police and medical records to individual and crash characteristics

Kira H. JanstrupDepartment of Transport, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Sigal KaplanDepartment of Transport, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Tove HelsDanish National Police, Glostrup, Denmark
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Jens LauritsenOrtopedic Department, Accident Analysis Unit, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Carlo G. PratoDepartment of Transport, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 580-584 | Received 06 Aug 2015, Accepted 01 Dec 2015, Published online: 17 Jun 2016

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