Epidemiology of transport-related injuries in Ghana

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-370

  Mock, Charles N ^a,b   Forjuoh, Samuel N ^c   Rivara, Frederick P ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing country; Injury; Less developed country; Transportation safety; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033162647     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(98)00064-5     Document Type: Article

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