Impact of a program for the prevention of traffic accidents in a Southern Brazilian city: a model for implementation in a developing country

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-13

  Salvarani, Cármine Porcelli ^a   Colli, Benedicto Oscar ^b   Júnior, Carlos Gilberto Carlotti ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidents; Prevention; Traffic; Trauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEAT BELTS; SOFTWARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67549129471     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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