Prevention and control of serious trauma and accidental injury in China: Timely but difficult

Serious trauma and accidental injury are the leading causes of death among people younger than 45 years old in China. Thus, the prevention and control of serious trauma and accidental injury are important for reducing these deaths. The concept is timely but difficult. Here, we review the current sta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fu, Xiaobing, Lu, Shuliang, Wang, Zhengguo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Perspective Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27574623
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2321-3868.113327
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Sumario:Serious trauma and accidental injury are the leading causes of death among people younger than 45 years old in China. Thus, the prevention and control of serious trauma and accidental injury are important for reducing these deaths. The concept is timely but difficult. Here, we review the current state of serious trauma and accidents in China and other countries, focusing on road accidents, and provide our personal perspectives and suggestions on how to prevent and control these serious injuries in China.

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