Road traffic accidents: Global Burden of Disease study, Brazil and federated units, 1990 and 2015

Conclusion: Road traffic accidents are a public health problem. Using death- or disability-adjusted life years in studies of these causes is important because there are still no sources to know the magnitude of sequelae, as well as the weight of early deaths. Since its data are updated every year, the Global Burden of Disease study may provide evidence to formulate traffic sec urity and health attention policies, which are guided to the needs of the federated units and of different groups of traffic users.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research