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Gender differences in factors predicting unsafe crossing decisions in adult pedestrians across the lifespan: A simulation study

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Gender differences in factors predicting unsafe crossing decisions in adult pedestrians across the lifespan: A simulation study. / Holland, Carol; Hill, Ros.
In: Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 42, No. 4, 01.07.2010, p. 1097-1106.

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Holland, C & Hill, R 2010, 'Gender differences in factors predicting unsafe crossing decisions in adult pedestrians across the lifespan: A simulation study', Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 1097-1106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2009.12.023

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Holland, C., & Hill, R. (2010). Gender differences in factors predicting unsafe crossing decisions in adult pedestrians across the lifespan: A simulation study. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42(4), 1097-1106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2009.12.023

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Holland C, Hill R. Gender differences in factors predicting unsafe crossing decisions in adult pedestrians across the lifespan: A simulation study. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 2010 Jul 1;42(4):1097-1106. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.12.023

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Holland, Carol ; Hill, Ros. / Gender differences in factors predicting unsafe crossing decisions in adult pedestrians across the lifespan : A simulation study. In: Accident Analysis and Prevention. 2010 ; Vol. 42, No. 4. pp. 1097-1106.

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