Road traffic injury: Prioritising interventions

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 692-696

  Matzopolous, Richard ^a   Myers, Jonny E ^a   Jobanputra, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 57149113948     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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