Advancing Injury Prevention and Trauma Care in North America and Globally

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Mock, Charles ^a   Joshipura, Manjul ^b   Quansah, Robert ^c   Arreola Risa, Carlos ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Academy of Traumatology India   (India)

^c KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^d SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIVER LICENCE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LICENSURE; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33751336822     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2006.09.017     Document Type: Review

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