Burden of road traffic injuries and related risk factors in low and middle-income Pacific Island countries and territories: A systematic review of the scientific literature (TRIP 5)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Herman, Josephine ^a   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Jackson, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INJURY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84862597679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-479     Document Type: Review

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