Road use pattern and risk factors for non-fatal road traffic injuries among children in urban India

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-103

  Dandona, Rakhi ^a,b,c,d   Anil Kumar, G ^a,b,c   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^e   Dandona, Lalit ^a,b,c,d,f  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b George Institute for International Health India   (India)

^c ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; India; Pedestrian; Risk factors; Road traffic injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PEDESTRIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD TRAFFIC INJURY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78650193829     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.10.048     Document Type: Article

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