Deadly rural road traffic injury: A rising public health concern in I.R. Iran

Background: The 5 th Iran National Development Plan, 2011-2015, has emphasized on expansion of rural asphalt roads. This article aims to illustrate the trend of deaths caused by rural road traffic crashes (RTCs) and its association with length of the rural roads in Iran. Methods: We carried out a r...

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Main Authors: Ali Ardalan, Nariman Sepehrvand, Farshad Pourmalek, Gholamreza Masoumi, Mohamad Sarvar, Abbas Mahmoudabadi, Anita Rezaie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=241;epage=244;aulast=Ardalan