Situational factors associated with road traffic crashes: A case-control study on the Yaoundé-Douala road section, Cameroon

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 215-222

  Bhatti, Junaid A ^a,b   Sobngwi Tambekou, Joëlle ^a,c   Lagarde, Emmanuel ^a,b   Salmi, Louis Rachid ^a,b,d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c Recherche Santé et Développement   (France)

^d BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Environment; Risk factors; Road accident

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650058237     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457301003728510     Document Type: Article

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