The Injury Chart Book: A Graphical Overview of the Global Burden of Injuries
- ISBN-10
- 924156220X
- ISBN-13
- 9789241562201
- Category
- Accidents
- Pages
- 75
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- World Health Organization
Description
This publication seeks to provide a global overview of the nature and extent of injury mortality and morbidity in the form of user-friendly tables and charts. It is hoped that the graphical representation of the main patterns of the burden of disease due to injury will raise awareness of the importance of injuries as a public health issue and facilitate the implementation of effective prevention programs.
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