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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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 +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 +5 more
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Patient perspectives on the promptness and quality of care of road traffic incident victims in Peru: a cross-sectional, active surveillance study. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Road injuries are the second-leading cause of disease and injury in the Andean region of South America. Adequate management of road traffic crash victims is important to prevent and reduce deaths and serious long-term injuries.
Rosales-Mayor, Edmundo +20 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 ResearchBackground: 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 +3 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 +4 more
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Modeling the Effect of Traffic Calming on Local Animal Population Persistence [PDF]
, 2009 A steady growth in traffic volumes in industrialized countries with dense human populations is expected, especially on minor roads. As a consequence, the fragmentation of wildlife populations will increase dramatically.
van Langevelde, F. +4 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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BMJ Open, 2020 Objective Primary objectives: to investigate the central neurobiological effects (using MRI) of physical exercise in individuals with chronic pain. Secondary objectives: (1) to investigate the associations between central changes and clinical outcomes ...
Michele Sterling +2 more
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Investigating the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Traffic Behaviors of Pedestrians in Marand [PDF]
Taṣvīr-i salāmatBackground. Considering the high number of pedestrian accidents in Marand and their subsequent physical, psychological, social, and economic damages on the individual, family, and society, the current study was conducted to investigate the relationship ...
Sepideh Harzand-Jadidi +4 more
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