Death and injury on roads

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7558, 2006, Pages 53-54

  Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Jackson, Rod ^a   Norton, Robyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DEATH; DRIVING ABILITY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOBILE PHONE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; INJURY; NOTE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HUMANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745877930     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7558.53     Document Type: Editorial

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