Road traffic injuries in Iran: The role of interventions implemented by traffic police

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-378

  Soori, H ^a   Royanian, M ^b   Zali, A R ^a   Movahedinejad, A ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Traffic Police of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Education; Enforcement; Helmet; Injury; Seatbelt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; IRAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; POLICE; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; IRAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MOTORCYCLES; POLICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70349258144     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580902972579     Document Type: Article

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