Spatial patterns monitoring of road traffic injuries in Karachi metropolis

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-105

  Lateef, Muhammad U ^a  

^a JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Fatalities; Geographical information system; Road traffic injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958010026     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2010.490588     Document Type: Article

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