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Road safety and road traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia

A systematic review of existing evidence

Farah A. Mansuri, Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani, Marwa M. Zalat and Reem I. Qabshawi
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (4) 418-424; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.4.10003
Farah A. Mansuri
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
FCPS, MCPS
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Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Marwa M. Zalat
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Reem I. Qabshawi
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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