Quantifying the Underestimated Burden of Road Traffic Mortality in Mexico: A Comparison of Three Approaches

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 5-10

  Híjar, Martha ^a   Chandran, Aruna ^b   Pérez Núñez, Ricardo ^a   Lunnen, Jeffrey C ^b   Rodríguez Hernández, Jorge Martín ^a   Hyder, Adnan A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjusted disease burden; Mexico; Road traffic mortality; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859482963     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.631065     Document Type: Article

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