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Road traffic injury prevention [PDF]

BMJ, 2004
WHO report advocates input from public health and a systems approach “A 63-year-old woman was in critical condition last night after being struck by a car… as she crossed Sherbrooke St E shortly after 4 pm… It appears the pedestrian and motorist both had a green light, said Constable Lapointe.
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Seatbelts and road traffic collision injuries [PDF]

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2011
AbstractModification of seatbelts and their legislation played an important role in reducing morbidity and mortality of occupants in road traffic collisions. We aimed to review seatbelt development, its mechanism of action and its effects. Seatbelts reduce injury by preventing the occupant from hitting the interior parts of the vehicle or being ejected
Abu-Zidan Fikri M, Hefny Ashraf F, Abbas Alaa K   +2 more
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Economic Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Nepal [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
The evidence of the economic burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in Nepal is limited. The most recent study, conducted in 2008, is now considered outdated because there has been a rapid increase in vehicle numbers and extensive road building over the last decade.
Amrit Banstola, Jesse Kigozi, Pelham Barton, Julie Mytton   +3 more
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Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in taxi drivers in Tabriz metropolis [PDF]

مجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز
Background. 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, Mohammad Bagher Naghizad, Mir Bahador Yazdani, Sepideh Harzand Jadidi   +3 more
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Psychometric properties of Persian version of susceptibility to driver distraction questionnaire [PDF]

مجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز
Background. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Persian translation of the Susceptibility to Driver Distraction Questionnaire (SDDQ) among the inner-city drivers in Tabriz. Methods.
Salman Abdi, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Bahram Samadirad, Ehsan Sarbazi   +3 more
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Comparative Study of Stewardship of Road Traffic Injuries Prevention with a Focus on the Role of Health System; Three Pioneer Countries and Three Similar to Iran [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2019
Objective: To compare the stewardship of road traffic accidents (RTIs) prevention in three pioneer countries and three similar ones to Iran.Methods: In this descriptive comparative study, the United States of America, Sweden, and Brazil as the pioneer ...
Saber Azami-Aghdash, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazarghani, Ramin Rezapour, Mahdiyeh Heydari, Naser Derakhshani   +4 more
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Determinants of Hospital Length of Stay among Burn Patients Using Quantile Regression [PDF]

Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2021
Background and Objectives Burns is one of the most common and potentially dangerous public health problems. Burn patients' hospitalization facilitates the provision of medical services.
Kavous Shahsavarinia, Hassan Soleimanpour, Sepideh Harzand Jadidi, Mohammad Saadati, Aida Javanmardi, Gilani Neda   +5 more
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Individual and Environmental Predictors on the Use of Plastic Bags among the Vendors of Hadishahr City [PDF]

Disease and Diagnosis, 2018
Background: Excessive use of plastic bags has become a major problem in the worldwide causing irreparable damages to the environment and humans. The purpose of this study was to identify the individual and environmental factors associated with the use of
Fatemeh Bakhtari, Haidar Nadrian, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Reza Dehghanzadeh, Ziba Delangiz   +4 more
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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Analyzing drivers' behavioral responses to hotspot warning: a driving simulation study in varied weather conditions for enhanced road safety [PDF]

Archives of Trauma Research
Background: Traffic accidents are one of the most important factors contributing to the deaths and injuries of humans around the world. One of the factors causing traffic accidents is hotspots, which increase the possibility of crashes occurring due to ...
Shiva Yazdani, Mirbahador Yazdani, Alireza Razzaghi, Mahdi Rezaei   +3 more
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