Road traffic fatalities in Oman from 1995 to 2009: Evidence from police reports

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 656-663

  Al Maniri, Abdullah Ali Nasser ^a   Al Reesi, Hamed ^a   Al Zakwani, Ibrahim ^a,b   Nasrullah, Muazzam ^c,d  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Gulf Health Research   (Oman)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatalities; Injuries; National police data; Oman; Road traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; DRIVER; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OMAN; PEDESTRIAN; ROAD TRAFFIC CRASH; SEX; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAVEL; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84879705650     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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