Injury in the Americas: the relative burden and challenge Los traumatismos en las Américas: carga relativa y desafíos

Injury in the Americas: the relative burden and challenge Los traumatismos en las Américas: carga relativa y desafíos

OBJECTIVES: To present evidence to support a higher priority for injury prevention in initiatives, research, and budget allocations. METHODS: Recent data (2000) for deaths from injury, infectious disease, heart disease, and cancer from 11 countries in the Region of the Americas were analyzed. Analys...

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Main Authors: Laura Fraade-Blanar, Alberto Concha-Eastman, Timothy Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2007-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Prevención de accidentes
heridas y traumatismos
presupuestos
Organización Panamericana de la Salud
Accident prevention
wounds and injuries
budget
Pan American Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892007000900005

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