Social justice approach to road safety in Kenya: Addressing the uneven distribution of road traffic injuries and deaths across population groups

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-127

  Azetsop, Jacquineau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE N'DJAMENA   (Chad)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DEATH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INJURY; KENYA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 77955032525     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/phq013     Document Type: Review

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