Deaths due to road traffic crasches in Hyderabad city in India: Need for strengthening surveillance

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 74-79

  Dandona, Rakhi ^a   Mishra, Ashish ^a  

^a ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; POLICE; PUBLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATABASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS;

EID: 2342466744     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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