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Pattern of injury in fatal road traffic accidents in a rural area of western Maharashtra, India

Jamebaseer Farooqui, Kalidas D. Chavan, Rajendra Bangal, M M Aarif Syed, Purujit Thacker, Shazia Alam, Suman Sahu, Anjum Ara J Farooqui, Piyush Kalakoti

Australasian Medical Journal · 2013 · 22 citations · 11 references

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Public HealthEmergency MedicineEmergencyEpidemiologyVictimologyInjury EpidemiologyTraffic SafetyEpidemiology Of Injury DeathsProspective Case StudyRoad Traffic InjuriesRoad Traffic Injury EpidemiologyRoad Traffic Injury PatternsRoad Traffic Trauma

Abstract

Fatal road traffic accidents (RTA) are a major cause of concern all over the world. The outcome of injuries sustained in an RTA depends on various factors including but not limited to: the location of the event, type of vehicle involved, nature of the roads, the time of accident, etc.

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