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Original Articles

Road Safety Trends at National Level in Europe: A Review of Time-series Analysis Performed during the Period 2000–12

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Pages 650-671 | Received 07 Oct 2014, Accepted 12 Mar 2015, Published online: 08 Jun 2015

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