Evidence-based effectiveness of road safety interventions: a literature review;Efectividad de las intervenciones de seguridad vial basadas en la evidencia: una revisión de la literatura

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Novoa, Ana M ^a,b   Pérez, Katherine ^a,c   Borrell, Carme ^a,b,c  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accidents; Effectiveness; Evaluation studies; Intervention studies; traffic; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEATBELT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MOTOR VEHICLES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEAT BELTS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 70449634944     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2009.04.006     Document Type: Review

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