Julia Dixon

Biographic Data

ID3660370
NAMEJulia Dixon
GIVEN NAMESJulia
FAMILY NAMEDixon
SIGNATUREDIXON J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Colorado Denver
ORCID0000-0002-9229-2658
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1960
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in a South African major trauma cohort

    Open AccessAnne Ritter, Tahrir Rasool et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2026

    Background: South Africa has one of the highest trauma burdens globally, with unique contextual challenges around health system capacity. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant contributor to post-injury mortality and morbidity. We aimed to examine TBI prevalence and outcomes in adult major trauma patients. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Prolonged Trauma Care (EpiC) study, a prospective obser…

  • Impact of the WHO emergency care toolkit on mortality in Zambia

    Open AccessMorgan C Broccoli, James Nonde et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) suffer the highest rates of death and disability due to emergency conditions. Strong emergency care systems reduce the morbidity, acquired disability and mortality associated with a variety of emergency conditions and have the potential to impact over half of the annual deaths in LMICs. The WHO emergency care toolkit (ECT) is an open access bundle of simple interventions to support care of th…

  • Preventable trauma deaths and health system strengthening recommendations

    Open AccessJulia Dixon, Janette Verster et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    One-third of deaths were preventable or potentially preventable, demonstrating a decrease from a review of 2021 trauma deaths in the same system which found 45% to be preventable. Findings highlight a continued need to increase training and strategic utilization of limited existing resources, such as CT and operating theatres, to improve the quality of trauma care. Preventable trauma death reviews are a powerful methodology to inform actionable c…

  • Preventable trauma deaths in the Western Cape of South Africa

    Open AccessJulia Dixon, Shaheem De Vries et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Injury causes 4.4 million deaths worldwide annually. 90% of all injury-related deaths occur in low-and-middle income countries. Findings from expert-led trauma death reviews can inform strategies to reduce trauma deaths. A cohort of trauma decedents was identified from an on-going study in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. For each case, demographics, injury characteristics, time and location of death and postmortem findings were collect…

  • Do Differing Types of Victimization and Coping Strategies Influence the Type of Social Reactions Experienced by Current Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

    Open AccessTami P Sullivan, Jennifer A Schroeder et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2010Cited by: 8References: 10

    This study examines whether differing types of victimization and coping strategies influence the type of social reactions experienced by 173 current victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Results of path analyses showed that psychological and sexual IPV victimization were related to positive social reactions, whereas physical, psychological, and sexual IPV victimization were related to negative social reactions. Indirect relationships betwee…

  • The Image of the Social Worker

    Barbara Wootton, Edgar F Borgatta et al.ARTICLEBritish Journal of Sociology1960Cited by: 2