Methods for developing country level estimates of the incidence of deaths and non-fatal injuries from road traffic crashes

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 239-248

  Bhalla, Kavi ^a   Shahraz, Saeid ^a   Bartels, David ^a   Abraham, Jerry ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health metrics; Injury surveillance; Low income countries; Road traffic injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; REGISTER; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; REGISTRIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949354077     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300903402184     Document Type: Article

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