CURRENT FACTORS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ISFAHAN
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doaj-70ae11905b0c439fa330b630a6b011d62020-11-25T01:40:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362000-06-0152CURRENT FACTORS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ISFAHANB AMINMAN SOUR<table border="0" width="760" id="Table2"> <tbody><tr><td width="100%" align="left"><font color="#555555"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Introduction. Car accident mortality is the third order causes of death in the USA, following cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Given present survival and outcome Iranian data, more than 14,000 patients die annually in road accidents. Having a valid and reliable data could be useful in reduce mortality and morbidity reduction.<br />Methods. Twenty five percent of total traumatic patients in Isfahan were selected (N=2809) at the time of study (1997-1998). Forty five percent of them with car accident were asked about causes of accidents and risk factors for the severity and type of injuries were recorded based on International Classification of Disease 10.<br />Results. Most of the victims were young (10-20 years old), students and industrial workers. Statistically unreasonable numbers of cars without extension of roads and high ways, using old and unsafe cars will affects on accidents.<br />Discussion. In comparison with European and some Asian countries, Iran has unacceptable road accidents and it seems necessary to pay more attention to stop the current increasing data.</span></p></font></td></tr> <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody> </table> http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/3506ROAD ACCIDENT, RISK FACTOR, CAR ACCIDENT, ACCIDENT |
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CURRENT FACTORS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ISFAHAN |
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CURRENT FACTORS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ISFAHAN |
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CURRENT FACTORS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ISFAHAN |
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CURRENT FACTORS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ISFAHAN |
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current factors of road accidents in isfahan |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
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1735-1995 1735-7136 |
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<table border="0" width="760" id="Table2"> <tbody><tr><td width="100%" align="left"><font color="#555555"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Introduction. Car accident mortality is the third order causes of death in the USA, following cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Given present survival and outcome Iranian data, more than 14,000 patients die annually in road accidents. Having a valid and reliable data could be useful in reduce mortality and morbidity reduction.<br />Methods. Twenty five percent of total traumatic patients in Isfahan were selected (N=2809) at the time of study (1997-1998). Forty five percent of them with car accident were asked about causes of accidents and risk factors for the severity and type of injuries were recorded based on International Classification of Disease 10.<br />Results. Most of the victims were young (10-20 years old), students and industrial workers. Statistically unreasonable numbers of cars without extension of roads and high ways, using old and unsafe cars will affects on accidents.<br />Discussion. In comparison with European and some Asian countries, Iran has unacceptable road accidents and it seems necessary to pay more attention to stop the current increasing data.</span></p></font></td></tr> <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody> </table> |
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