Under-reporting of road traffic crash data in Ghana

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-339

  Salifu, Mohammed ^a   Ackaah, Williams ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b CSIR Building Road Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

adjustment factors; data shortfalls; Ghana; road traffic crashes; under reporting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOTORCYCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOMOBILES; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BICYCLING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; MOTORCYCLES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870948095     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2011.628752     Document Type: Article

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