Road traffic related mortality in Vietnam: Evidence for policy from a national sample mortality surveillance system

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ngo, Anh D ^a,b   Rao, Chalapati ^b   Hoa, Nguyen Phuong ^c   Hoy, Damian G ^b   Trang, Khieu Thi Quynh ^d   Hill, Peter S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Helmet law; Mortality; Road traffic injuries; Verbal autopsy; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; POLICY; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIET NAM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIETNAM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864269913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-561     Document Type: Article

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