@article{ref1,
title="Deaths and serious injuries due to traffic accidents in Goiânia, Brazil - 2013: the magnitude and associated factors",
journal="Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil",
year="2018",
author="Mandacaru, Polyana Maria Pimenta and Rabelo, Ionara Vieira Moura and Silva, Maria Aparecida Alves da and Tobias, Gabriela Camargo and Morais Neto, Otaliba Libânio de",
volume="27",
number="2",
pages="e2017295-e2017295",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: to identify the magnitude and factors associated with death and serious injuries among victims of traffic accidents in the urban area of Goiânia, Brazil. <br><br>METHODS: cross-sectional study with linkage between records of the Mortality Information System (SIM) Hospital Information System of the Brazilian National Health System (SIH/SUS) and occurrences of traffic accidents, from January to June 2013; Poisson regression was used. <br><br>RESULTS: among 9,795 identified victims, there were 155 deaths and 1,225 serious injuries; cyclists (Incidence ratio [IR]=2.26; 95%CI 1.19;4.30) and pedestrians (IR=2.12; 95%CI 1.26;3.58) had an increased risk of death, while the risk of serious injuries was higher among motorcyclists (IR=2.38; 95%CI 2.01;2.83), cyclists (IR=2.35; 95%CI 1.76;3.13) and pedestrians (IR=2.83; 95%CI 2.27;3.53). <br><br>CONCLUSION: the study revealed a number of deaths and serious injuries, closer to the real and identified vulnerable groups to plan traffic safety actions.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="1679-4974",
doi="10.5123/s1679-49742018000200001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742018000200001"
}