Injury and violence rank among the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than 5 million deaths annually, representing a significant portion of the global burden of disease. This article examines how injury and violence relate to global health using recent global burden of disease data and selected key studies and databases, and further explores risk factors and intervention initiatives that address unintentional and intentional injuries. The article serves as a call to action to enhance understanding of the growing burden of injury and violence, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, where more than 90% of injuries occur.
AD - International Injury Research Unit, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public, Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. AN - 21896365 BT - Infectious Disease Clinics of North America ET - 2011/09/08 LA - eng M1 - 3 N1 - Herbert, Hadley KHyder, Adnan AButchart, AlexanderNorton, RobynUnited StatesInfectious disease clinics of North AmericaInfect Dis Clin North Am. 2011 Sep;25(3):653-68, x. N2 -Injury and violence rank among the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than 5 million deaths annually, representing a significant portion of the global burden of disease. This article examines how injury and violence relate to global health using recent global burden of disease data and selected key studies and databases, and further explores risk factors and intervention initiatives that address unintentional and intentional injuries. The article serves as a call to action to enhance understanding of the growing burden of injury and violence, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, where more than 90% of injuries occur.
PY - 2011 SN - 1557-9824 (Electronic)0891-5520 (Linking) SP - 653 EP - 68 EP - x T2 - Infectious Disease Clinics of North America TI - Global health: Injuries and violence VL - 25 ER -