Socioeconomic status and incidence of traffic accidents in Metropolitan Tehran: A population-based study

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-190

  Sehat, Mojtaba ^a   Naieni, Kourosh Holakouie ^b   Asadi Lari, Mohsen ^b   Foroushani, Abbas Rahimi ^a   Malek Afzali, Hossein ^a  

^a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics ^*  (Iran)

^b ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Accidents; Incidence; Socioeconomic status; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84858601969     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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