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. 2007 Jun;4(6):e170.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040170.

Road traffic injury is an escalating burden in Africa and deserves proportionate research efforts

Emmanuel Lagarde  1
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Road traffic injury is an escalating burden in Africa and deserves proportionate research efforts

Emmanuel Lagarde. PLoS Med. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Changing the mindset of road users in Africa will be a challenge, says the author, but many lives are at stake.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Number of References Related to Road Traffic Injury and HIV/AIDS, from the PubMed Database
(Figure: A. Flores) RTIs, road traffic injuries
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