A new challenge to child and adolescent survival in urban Africa: An increasing burden of road traffic injuries

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 381-388

  Hyder, Adnan A ^a   Labinjo, Mariam ^a   Muzaffar, Samar S F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Child Survival; Road Traffic Crashes; Road Traffic Injuries: Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD SAFETY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33751185884     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580600942965     Document Type: Review

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