Titre : | Injury and violence : a public health perspective. (1998) |
Auteurs : | I. ROCKETT |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Population bulletin (vol. 53, n° 4, 1998/12) |
Pagination : | 40p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Accident circulation ; Crime ; Coup & blessure ; Violence ; Cause décès ; Monde ; Prévention santé ; Mortalité ; Donnée statistique |
Résumé : | Injuries are a leading cause of death for people worldwide. Automobile crashes, homicides, suicides, and other sources of physical injury kill about 5 million people eache year. They arm and disable millions of others and in so doing exact enormous psychological, social, and economic costs. Because injuries often strike down otherwise healthy children and young adults, they are a leading cause of premature death. |