The road 'kill' factor
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, DISABILITIES, DRINKING AND DRIVING, ROAD ACCIDENT CASUALTIES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5598
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5096
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5096
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Abstract
Each year, the number of deaths and disabilities due to road accidents escalates. Strangely, this is most marked in Africa, where ownership of motor vehicles is among the lowest in the world. Using a variety of sources, the author investigates.-
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