Cost-effectiveness of traffic enforcement: Case study from Uganda

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-227

  Bishai, D ^a   Asiimwe, B ^b   Abbas, S ^a   Hyder, A A ^a   Bazeyo, W ^c  

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

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UGANDA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; UGANDA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 49949098270     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.018341     Document Type: Article

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