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International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion Volume 25, 2018 - Issue 3
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Road traffic crashes and built environment analysis of crash hotspots based on local police data in Galle, Sri Lanka

Vijitha De SilvaDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka;Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Hemajith TharindraDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri LankaView further author information
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João Ricardo Nickenig VissociFaculty of Medicine, Faculdade de INGA, Maringa, BrazilView further author information
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Luciano AndradeState University of West of Parana/Unioeste,Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil;Public Health Research Group – Unioeste, Toledo, Paraná, Brazil;DGHI Global Injury Collaboration, Duke University,Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Badra Chandanie Mallawaarachchi Office of the Southern Provincial Director of Health Services,Galle, Sri LankaView further author information
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Truls ØstbyeDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Catherine A. StatonDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 311-318 | Received 07 Mar 2016, Accepted 12 Jan 2018, Published online: 07 Feb 2018

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