Seatbelt use and risk of major injuries sustained by vehicle occupants during motor-vehicle crashes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundIn 2004, a World Health Report on road safety called for enforcement of measures such as seatbelt use, effective at minimizing morbidity and mortality caused by road traffic accidents.
A Akobeng +53 more
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Differences level of injury severity for male and female drivers in traffic crashes in Sabah [PDF]
, 2020 Road traffic crash has become a big issue around the world because it has recorded a higher number of fatalities each year. Previous research has found many factors influencing injury severity between male and female drivers. However, these factors might
Abdul Hamid, Norashikin +2 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017 Background Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) are the most common non-hospitalised injury resulting from a motor vehicle crash. Approximately 50% of individuals with WAD experience on-going pain and disability.
Carrie Ritchie +2 more
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Using visuo-kinetic virtual reality to induce illusory spinal movement: the MoOVi Illusion [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background Illusions that alter perception of the body provide novel opportunities to target brain-based contributions to problems such as persistent pain.
Daniel S. Harvie +5 more
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Risk Factors for Injury Mortality in Rural Tanzania: A Secondary Data Analysis. [PDF]
, 2012 \ud \ud Injuries rank high among the leading causes of death and disability annually, injuring over 50 million and killing over 5 million people globally. Approximately 90% of these deaths occur in developing countries.
Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth Ayuurebobi +3 more
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Traffic accident injuries in a referral Orthopedic Hospital in North West of Iran during summer 2009 [PDF]
Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2015 Introduction: Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem, requiring huge efforts for effective and sustainable prevention. Because of the high occurrence of traffic accidents in Iran, basic data acquisition is highly needed to implement ...
Amir Mohammad Navali, Firoozeh Pouyandeh
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Updating predictive accident models of modern rural single carriageway A-roads [PDF]
, 2012 Reliable predictive accident models (PAMs) are essential to design and maintain safe road networks and yet the models most commonly used in the UK were derived using data collected 20 to 30 years ago.
Alan G. Wood +4 more
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Improving scope sensitivity in contingent valuation: joint and separate evaluation of health states [PDF]
, 2017 We present data of a contingent valuation survey, testing the effect of evaluation mode on the monetary valuation of preventing road accidents. Half of the interviewees was asked to state their willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce the risk of having only 1
Abellán-Perpiñán, José María +4 more
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Intussusceptions due to trauma in a 17-month-old infant [PDF]
Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2017 Invagination is a kind of intestine disease in children and it is occurred between 2 upto 14 years old. This is a report of 17 months infant with intussusception due to trauma.
Haleh Mousavi +2 more
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Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in taxi drivers in Tabriz metropolis [PDF]
مجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریزBackground. Taxi drivers are among the high-risk groups for cardiovascular disease due to their hard working conditions, long working hours, daily stress, and low income.
Mohammad Saadati +3 more
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