TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Home accidents in rural and urban areas of Shiraz, 2000-02
JO  - Eastern Mediterranean health journal
A1  - Neghab, M.
A1  - Rajaei Fard, A.
A1  - Habibi, M.
A1  - Choobineh, A.
SP  - 824
EP  - 833
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
N2  - Data on home accidents for a 3-year period (2000-2002) were collected from health houses, health centres and hospitals involved in a home accident prevention programme in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. A total of 15 402 accidents were registered, with a mortality rate of 1.3%. Accidents were more common in women than in men (52.1% versus 47.9%) and urban than rural areas (66.3% versus 33.7%). Burns (66.5%), followed by injuries due to sharp objects (11.3%) were the most common causes. Accidents were more prevalent in children aged under 5 years, followed by 5-9 and 15-19 years of age.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1020-3397
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -