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International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion Volume 19, 2012 - Issue 4
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Road traffic crashes managed by Rescue 1122 in Lahore, Pakistan

Navid Tahir Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122), Lahore, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Rizwan Naseer Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122), Lahore, Pakistan
,
Samina Mohsin Khan Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Gloria Macassa Department of Occupational and Public Health Sciences, University of Gavle; Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Waseem Hashmi Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122), Lahore, Pakistan
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Mohsin Durrani Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122), Lahore, Pakistan
Pages 347-350 | Received 19 Apr 2011, Accepted 22 Aug 2011, Published online: 02 Nov 2011

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