@article{ref1,
title="Direct costs involved in providing medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá",
journal="Revista de salud publica",
year="2014",
author="Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos and Quitian, Hoover and Maldonado, Patricia and Naranjo-Lujan, Salome and Rondón, Martín Alonso and Acosta, Andrés and Arango-Villegas, Carlos and Hurtado, Jaime and Hernández, Juan C. and Angarita, María Del Pilar and Peña, Marcela and Saavedra, Miguel Ángel",
volume="16",
number="5",
pages="673-682",
abstract="OBJECTIVE To determine the cost of medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá, Colombia. <br><br>METHODS Prospective observational study with data from adult patients attended to in the emergency centers of 6 hospitals. <br><br>RESULTS Average total cost per patient was $1'112.000 COP. Average daily cost of hospitalized patients was $1'200.000 COP. Average cost of ambulatory treated patients ascended to $247.400 COP. Cost per accident calculated was $2'333.700 COP. In the whole city during study period, total medical costs were around $2.301'028.200 COP. All data was expressed in 2011 Colombian pesos. <br><br>CONCLUSION The medical cost of transit accidents is a significant economic burden.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0124-0064",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}