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When policy meets the pedal: A reduction in motorcyclist fatalities following the implementation of a road traffic law in Lagos, Nigeria

Chinmayee VenkatramanOffice of Global Health, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Correspondence[email protected]
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HyoungAh KimSchool of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas;
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Abiola IdowuLagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Nigeria;
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Jide IdrisLagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Nigeria;
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Linda HynanDepartment of Clinical Science | Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4642-7769
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Dohyeong KimSchool of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-1451
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Fiemu E. NwariakuOffice of Global Health, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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Pages 849-853 | Received 22 Jun 2018, Accepted 29 Aug 2019, Published online: 24 Oct 2019

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