Injury Prevention: An International Perspective
Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Policy
Susan P Baker author Dinesh Mohan author Peter Barss author Gordon S Smith author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:23rd Jul '98
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Throughout the world, injuries are the leading cause of death during more than half of the average life span. This book documents the nature and magnitude of the problem and provides basic approaches to injury prevention. Injury statistics are given for many developing countries and indigenous populations as well as industrialized nations. Important differences among countries and cultures in types and circumstances of injury are illustrated in a tables and figures that enhance the book's usefulness. The many types of injuries covered in detail include those related to traffic, occupation, disasters, drowning, falls, burns, suicide, and homicide. The cost and health impacts of injury are discussed as well as the role of health services. The authors describe surveillance methods and effective preventive measures that are applicable even in countries with limited resources. This book has been written for public health practitioners and researchers as well as policy makers. Reflecting the author's many years of injury prevention experience in a variety of countries, the book will help readers understand this major health problem, the changes that could reduce it, and the means of influencing crucial public policies.
'...a landmark addition to a remarkably small shelf of texts about this subject...coherent, well organised, and well written...I judge the book a great success because it is difficult to imagine readers, even among the cognoscenti, who are not better informed after a careful read...There is no better compendium and no more thoughtful presentation of this modern epidemic...' * Barry Pless, BMJ Vol. 317 \d 12 December 1998 *
ISBN: 9780195119824
Dimensions: 180mm x 257mm x 28mm
Weight: 944g
398 pages