Systematic reviews of strategies to prevent motor vehicle injuries

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 1-5

  Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b   Thompson, Diane C ^a   Beahler, Chris ^a   MacKenzie, Ellen J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; INJURY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032893264     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00111-1     Document Type: Article

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