Commentary: Using culturally competent strategies to improve traffic safety in the black community

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 414-418

  Martin, Marcus ^a   Leonard, Matthew ^a   Allen, Stanley ^a   Botchwey, Nisha ^a   Carney, Mark ^a  

^a West Indies

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 4544324522     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.07.435     Document Type: Note

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