Traumatismos causados por el tránsito en países en desarrollo
Agenda de investigación y de acción
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15533413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chengmin Huang (0000-0002-4501-6300, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Cheng-Min Huang, Jeffrey C Lunnen (Johns Hopkins University), J Jaime Miranda (0000-0002-4738-5468, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Adnan A Hyder (0000-0002-7292-577X, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2010.272.1471 |
| OpenAlex | W4236594658 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 4 |
Road traffic injury (RTI) is the leading cause of death in persons aged 10-24 worldwide and accounts for about 15% of all male deaths. The burden of RTI is unevenly distributed amongst countries with over eighty-fold differences between the highest and lowest death rates. Thus the unequal risk of RTI occurring in the developing world, due to many reasons, including but not limited to rapid motorization and poor infrastructure, is a major global challenge. This editorial highlights a number of key issues that must inform programs designed to prevent RTI in the developing world, where the epidemic is all the more insidious. firstly, road safety is a development issue; secondly, road traffic injury is a major health issue; thirdly, road traffic injuries can be prevented by the implementation of scientific measures; fourthly, pre-hospital and hospital emergency care is needed; and fifthly, research on RTI is neglected in low-income and middle-income countries. The repercussion of such progress to Peru is also discussed
Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Humanities · Political science · Road traffic · Transport engineering · Engineering · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Traffic and Road Safety
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |