@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological features of the injured in road traffic accidents in Shanghai",
journal="Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi",
year="2008",
author="Fan, Li-Hua and Xia, Wen-tao and Shen, Jia-Jian and Chen, Xiaoming and Zhao, Zi-Qin and Hou, Xin-Yi",
volume="24",
number="5",
pages="344-348",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To provide reference data for enacting and revising the laws and regulations of the disability expertise. METHODS: The epidemiological features of the disabled caused by road traffic accident in Shanghai during 2005 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: The most common injuries were in extremities (53.3%), followed by head (23.3%), spine (9.7%), thorax (5.8%), and abdomen (4.4%). The cumulative incidence rate of disability due to traffic injuries was 414.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, higher for men (505.7/100,000) than women (318.7/100,000). The highest incidence rate of disability was between age 35 and 59 (538.2/100,000). The most disabled was bicyclist, followed by pedestrian. CONCLUSION: The incidence rate of disability among 35-59 age group was the highest in Shanghai during 2005. It has resulted in loss of labor force with a negative effect on the economic development.<p /> <p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="1004-5619",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}