Productivity losses from road traffic deaths in Turkey

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-24

  Naci, Huseyin ^a   Baker, Timothy D ^a  

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

Author keywords

cost of road traffic deaths; productivity loss; road traffic deaths; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INJURY; LIFE TABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRODUCTIVITY; SEX RATIO; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 47749102179     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300701847648     Document Type: Article

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