Spatial analysis and socio-economic burden of road crashes in south-western Nigeria

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-108

  Ipingbemi, Olusiyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

accident victims; fatalities; injuries; road crashes; safety; speed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 54049121801     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300802150785     Document Type: Article

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