Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0xFMZoR. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study determined the effects of social changes in East Germany since 1989 on patterns of injury mortality. Methods. Death ceroficate data regarding injunies from 1980 through 1995 and police data regarding traffic injuries in East Germany from 1980 through 1998 were compared with similar data from West Germany. Results The number of motor vehicle-related injuries and deaths in East Germany increased drainatically between 1989 and 1991, whereas those in West Germany declined slightly. The increased mortality in the more rural East has especially involved young men driving automobiles on raral roads and has persisted since reunification of East and West Germany Falls, other accidents, and suicides have shown no such effect. Homicide arnong East German men has increased but cemains uncommon. Conclusions, Recent social changes in East Germany, including increased access to motor vehicles and decreased restrictions on personal freedom, have been associated with increased motor vehicle crashes and mortality, especially among young men and on rural roads.
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