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Science and public health principles used to reduce road deaths

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  • Robertson, L.S.

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An editorial in a previous issue of this journal falsely claims that the US government's efforts toreduceroad fatalities are not based on science. It says that, as a result, the United States has fallen behind other countries in road death prevention. A large body of research and evaluation informed federal and state safety programs fromthe outset. Evans's comparisons of death trends among countries without adjustment for changes in relevant risk factors or specification of the injury reduction policies among the countries tell us nothing about the causes of the declines or the effects of specific ameliorative efforts. © 2013 American Public Health Association.

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  • Robertson, L.S., 2014. "Science and public health principles used to reduce road deaths," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(12), pages 2256-2258.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302352_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302352
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