Epidemiological study of hospitalized road traffic injuries in Iran 2011

Rasoul Shavaleh, Seyed Abbas Motevalian, Nader Mahdavi, Mashyaneh Haddadi, Mahmoud Reza Mohaghegh, Zahra Sadat Hamedi

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2018 · 16 citations · 17 references

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The results of this study indicated that the majority of RTI occurred on motorcyclists and head injuries was the most commonly affected body part. Therefore, in order to reduce motorcycle accidents and avoiding head injury among them, stricter law enforcement is urgently needed for helmet use and promotion of safety behaviors among motorcycle riders.

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