Road Traffic Injury on Rural Roads in Tanzania: Measuring the Effectiveness of a Road Safety Program

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 456-460

  Zimmerman, Karen ^a   Jinadasa, Deepani ^a   Maegga, Bertha ^b   Guerrero, Alejandro ^c  

^a Amend   (Tanzania)

^b Tanzania Public Health Association   (Tanzania)

^c Intertrauma Medical Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

low volume roads; road safety; road traffic injuries; rural communities; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TANZANIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; TANZANIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923575855     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2014.973491     Document Type: Article

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