Economic growth, motorization, and road traffic injuries in the Sultanate of Oman, 1985-2009.
CONCLUSION: Recent economic growth in Oman was associated with an increase in motorization rates, which in turn has resulted in an increased burden of road traffic fatalities and injuries.
PMID: 23441951 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Al-Reesi H, Ganguly SS, Al-Adawi S, Laflamme L, Hasselberg M, Al-Maniri A Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research
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