The effect of traffic calming on pedestrian injuries and motor vehicle collisions in two areas of the eThekwini Municipality: A before-and-after study

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 621-625

  Nadesan Reddy, N ^a   Knight, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDESTRIAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84883139993     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7024     Document Type: Article

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