Traffic related deaths in Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Causes and associated factors

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Arreola Rissa, Carlos ^a   Santos Guzmán, Jesús ^a   Esquivel Guzmán, Adol ^a   Mock, Charles N ^b  

^a ESCUELA DE MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents traffic; Alcohol drinking; Mexico; Mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149121959     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342008000700008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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