Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Bull. World Health Organ. · Jan 1999
Incidence and outcome of injury in Ghana: a community-based survey.
Injury is an increasingly significant health problem in most low-income countries. However, strategies for preventing injury have not been well addressed. The present study was carried out to measure the incidence and outcome of various mechanisms of injury in Ghana in order to provide data for use in developing priorities for injury prevention efforts. ⋯ In rural and urban areas combined, 73% of motor vehicle-related injuries involved commercial vehicles. In this and other similar developing-country settings, injury prevention efforts should focus on falls and on transport safety in both urban and rural areas, with special attention being paid to commercial vehicles. In rural areas, agricultural injuries contributed the largest burden of morbidity, and should be a priority for prevention efforts.
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Bull. World Health Organ. · Jan 1999
Historical ArticleMeasuring the health hazards of tobacco: commentary.