TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Years of life lost due to premature death in traffic accidents in Bogota, Colombia
JO  - Journal of clinical epidemiology
A1  - Quitian-Reyes, Hoover
A1  - Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos
A1  - Gómez, Maria Juliana
A1  - Naranjo, Salomé
A1  - Heredia, Patricia
A1  - Villegas, John
SP  - 101
EP  - 105
VL  - 86
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to quantify the number of years of life lost (YLL) in traffic accidents in Bogota, Colombia. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: The years of life lost were calculated using the 'age-standardized expected years of life lost' method, the table of Japanese adjusted life expectancy and the database of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Science between September 2012 and August 2013. <br><br>RESULTS: During a period of one year, 430 people died and 10,056.3 years of life were lost in Bogota due to traffic accidents. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The mortality burden of traffic accidents in Bogota is high. Further studies are required in order to characterize the accidents and develop effective policy decisions.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-4356
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.04.017
ID  - ref1
ER  -