Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35-70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study

Raina P 1 , Sohel N 1 , Oremus M 2 , Shannon H 1 , Mony P 3 , Kumar R 4 Show all authors , Li W 5 , Wang Y 5 , Wang X 6 , Yusoff K 7 , Yusuf R 8 , Iqbal R 9 , Szuba A 10 , Oguz A 11 , Rosengren A 12 , Kruger A 13 , Chifamba J 14 , Mohammadifard N 15 , Darwish EA 16 , Dagenais G 17 , Diaz R 18 , Avezum A 19 , Lopez-Jaramillo P 20 , Seron P 21 , Rangarajan S 22 , Teo K 22 , Yusuf S 22 , PURE Investigators

Affiliations 

  • 1 Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • 2 School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  • 3 Division of Epidemiology and Population Health, St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore, India
  • 4 PGIMER School of Public Health, Chandigarh, India
  • 5 National Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Institute & Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
  • 6 Beijing Hypertension League Institute, Beijing, China
  • 7 Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor and UCSI University Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 8 School of Life Sciences, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 9 Departments of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • 10 Department of Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska, Wroclaw, Poland
  • 11 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Istanbul, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
  • 12 Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 13 Faculty of Health Science North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
  • 14 Physiology Department, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe
  • 15 Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  • 16 Family Medicine Department, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, UAE
  • 17 Laval University Heart and Lungs Institute, Quebec City, Canada
  • 18 Estudios Clinicos Latinoamerica ECLA, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
  • 19 Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • 20 Fundacion Oftalmologica de Santander (FOSCAL), Medical School, Universidad de Santander, Floridablanca-Santander, Colombia
  • 21 Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
  • 22 Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Inj Prev, 2016 Apr;22(2):92-98.
PMID: 26512093 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041476

Abstract

To assess risk factors associated with non-fatal injuries (NFIs) from road traffic accidents (RTAs) or falls.

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