Clothing-related motorcycle injuries in Pakistan: findings from a surveillance study

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 308-313

  Khan, Uzma R ^a   Bhatti, Junaid A ^a,b,c   Shamim, M Shahzad ^a   Zia, Nukhba ^a   Razzak, Junaid A ^a,d   Jooma, Rashid ^a,e  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Public Health Solutions Pakistan (Pvt) Limited   (Pakistan)

^d Aman Healthcare Services   (Pakistan)

^e Road Traffic Injury Research Prevention Center   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

clothing; female; injury; motorcycle; Pakistan; pillion riders; scarf dupatta; South Asia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; CLOTHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CLOTHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942816219     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2014.908221     Document Type: Article

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