Extent and determinants of cost of road traffic injuries in an Indian city

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 549-556

  Reddy, G M M ^a   Negandhi, Himanshu ^b   Singh, Dalbir ^a   Singh, Amarjeet J ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Direct cost; Human Capital Method; Productivity cost; Road traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH AND LABOR QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUMAN CAPITAL METHOD; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PARAMETER; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORK PRODUCTIVITY AND ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949551047     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.59988     Document Type: Article

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