Motor vehicle collisions involving child pedestrians in ethekwini in 2007

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-81

  Hobday, Michelle ^a   Knight, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accidents; Childhood; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950348890     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509347059     Document Type: Article

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