Pedestrian injuries in Mexico: A multi-method approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2149-2159

  Híjar, Martha ^a   Trostle, James ^a   Bronfman, Mario ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Injuries; Mexico; Mortality; Multi method; Pedestrian; Quantitative qualitative

Indexed keywords

HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; INJURY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CITY; DEATH; DRIVING ABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEXICO; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PEDESTRIAN; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPACE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

MEXICO; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 0141793869     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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