Health and road transport in Pakistan

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-141

  Hyder, A A ^a   Ghaffar, A A ^b   Sugerman, D E ^c   Masood, T I ^a   Ali, L ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Independent Enviromental Consultant   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cars; Health; Pakistan; Road based transport

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ACCIDENT; CAR OWNERSHIP; HEALTH AND DISEASE; POLLUTION; ROAD TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTION; DECENTRALIZATION; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; NOISE POLLUTION; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 30544432497     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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