@article{ref1,
title="Hospitalization due to road traffic injuries in Brazil, 2013: hospital stay and costs",
journal="Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil",
year="2017",
author="Andrade, Silvânia Suely Caribé de Araújo and Jorge, Maria Helena Prado de Mello",
volume="26",
number="1",
pages="31-38",
abstract="OBJETIVO:: to describe hospitalization rates and to estimate hospital costs and time spent in hospital due to road traffic accidents (RTA) in Brazil, in 2013. <br><br>METHODS:: this is an ecological study conducted using data from the Brazilian National Hospital Information System. <br><br>RESULTS:: in 2013, 170,805 hospitalizations due to RTA were funded by the Brazilian National Health System; 78.2% of the individuals were male, 48.6% were from 20 to 39 years old, and 51.9% were motorcyclists; RTA hospitalization rate was of 85.0 hospitalizations/100,000 inhabitants; total cost was BRL 231,469,333.13, with 1,072,557 hospital inpatient days and average stay of 6.3 days in hospital. <br><br>CONCLUSION:: the magnitude of hospitalization due to RTA was high; victims hospitalized were mainly men, young adults and motorcyclists; average stay in hospital was almost a week, implying significant costs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1679-4974",
doi="10.5123/S1679-49742017000100004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742017000100004"
}