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Fatal accidents : how prosperity and safety are linked /

"In Fatal Accidents, the author contends that accidents in industry and transport diminish with the passage of time in an ordered fashion, although we are not consciously aware of this fact. Analysis of historical records of accident mortality rates, specifically in industry and transport, poin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lancaster, J. F. (John Frederick)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Boca Raton, FL : Woodhead Pub. ; CRC Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How fatal accidents happen
  • Fatality and loss rates in transport and industry
  • Mortality from all causes
  • Economic growth
  • Analysing historical data : characteristics and methods
  • Some outstanding questions.