The legal framework and initiatives for promoting safety in the United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 278-289

  Grivna, Michal ^a   Aw, Tar Ching ^a   El Sadig, Mohamed ^a,b   Loney, Tom ^a   Sharif, Amer Ahmad ^a,c   Thomsen, Jens ^d   Mauzi, Mariam ^e   Abu Zidan, Fikri M ^f,g  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b IL   (United States)

^c DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Health Authority Abu Dhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^f Trauma Group   (United Arab Emirates)

^g UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

child injury; injury prevention; occupational injury; road traffic crash; safety policy; safety promotion; traffic related injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; SAFETY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84865458195     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2012.696660     Document Type: Article

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