Sustainable improvements in injury surveillance in Ghana

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-85

  Adofo, Koranteng ^a   Donkor, Peter ^a   Boateng, Kofi A ^a   Afukaar, Francis ^b   Mock, Charles ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b CSIR Building Road Research Institute   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing country; Injury; Low and middle income country; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952538487     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457301003786948     Document Type: Article

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