Traffic speed zones and road injuries

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7736, 2009, Pages 1-

  Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CAR; CYCLING; DEATH; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARD RATIO; INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NOISE POLLUTION; OBESITY; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY;

EID: 84879259920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b4743     Document Type: Editorial

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