Journal article
Acute Traumatic Injuries in Rural Populations
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.94(10), pp.1689-1693
10/2004
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.10.1689
PMCID: PMC1448517
PMID: 15451733
Abstract
In the United States, injuries are the leading cause of death among individuals aged 1 to 45 years and the fourth leading cause of death overall. Rural populations exhibit disproportionately high injury mortality rates. Deaths resulting from motor vehicle crashes, traumatic occupational injuries, drowning, residential fires, and suicide all increase with increasing rurality.
We describe differences in rates and patterns of injury among rural and urban populations and discuss factors that contribute to these differences.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acute Traumatic Injuries in Rural Populations
- Creators
- Corinne Peek-Asa - The authors are with the Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa CityCraig Zwerling - The authors are with the Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa CityLorann Stallones - The authors are with the Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.94(10), pp.1689-1693
- DOI
- 10.2105/AJPH.94.10.1689
- PMID
- 15451733
- PMCID
- PMC1448517
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Public Health
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
- eISSN
- 1541-0048
- Publisher
- American Journal of Public Health 2004
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2004
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984215148402771
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