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Department of Public Health and Family Medicine

Assessing quality of existing data sources on road traffic injuries (RTIs) and their utility in informing injury prevention in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Abstract

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The aim of this study was to assess whether the quality of the RTI data collected by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and mortuaries was sufficient for determining the burden of RTIs in the Western Cape province, and for implementing and monitoring road safety interventions.

Degree

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Department of Public Health and Family Medicine
Year dc:date.issued
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Chokotho, Linda Carolyn
Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
  • Matzopoulos, Richard
  • Myers, Jonny

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10228
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10228

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Chokotho, Linda Carolyn. Assessing quality of existing data sources on road traffic injuries (RTIs) and their utility in informing injury prevention in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10228