Paediatric road traffic injuries in urban Ghana: A population-based study

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 309-312

  Guerrero, Alejandro ^a   Amegashie, Justice ^b   Obiri Yeboah, May ^c   Appiah, Noble ^c   Zakariah, Ahmed ^d  

^a Amendorg   (United States)

^b Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority   (Ghana)

^c National Road Safety Commission ^*  (Ghana)

^d National Ambulance Services   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80053052887     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.028878     Document Type: Review

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