Open AccessA multi-sectoral approach to capture information on road traffic injuries
Author(s) -
Geetha R. Me,
Gopalkrishna Gururaj,
Mp Tambe,
Bela Shah
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.66876
Subject(s) - transport engineering , road traffic , business , computer science , engineering
Regularly available data is shown to be inadequate for developing, implementing, and evaluating injury prevention and control programs in India. The present study was undertaken in the hospitals of Bangalore and Pune, to examine the feasibility of gathering information on injuries using multiple sources.