To the Editor: Sharp Decline of Injury Mortality Rate in a Developing Country

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 391-392

  Chiu, Wen Ta ^a   Ho, Yuh Shan ^a   Lee, Yee Shuan ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; GOVERNMENT; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0041318895     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000079368.15678.6D     Document Type: Letter

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