Socioeconomic inequality and road traffic accidents in Thailand: Comparing cases treated in government hospitals inside and outside of Bangkok

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 785-794

  Yongchaitrakul, Teerachai ^a   Juntakarn, Chantip ^a   Prasartritha, Thavat ^a  

^a LERDSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Educational level; Road traffic accidents; Seating position; Socioeconomic inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868124125     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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