Accident as a public health problem in Korea and strategies of epidemiologic study on road traffic accidents.
- Author:
Joung Soon KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic*;
Epidemiologic Studies*;
Korea*;
Life Style;
Mortality;
Motor Vehicles;
Public Health*
- From:Korean Journal of Epidemiology
1995;17(2):214-224
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Mortality and morbidity caused by accidents among Koreans have been increasing steadily and more strikingly from motor vehicle traffic accidents since 1980's, when owning and driving car became a fashionable and ubiquitous life style among Koreans. The proportion of deaths from accidents among all deaths was 9. 5% in 1983 and increased to 14. 8% in 1993. Moreover the mortality rate from the motor vehicle traffic accident increased more than three folds along with eight folds increased number of vehicles during the same period.
