@article{ref1,
title="Fatalities in the peace corps. a retrospective study: 1962 through 1983",
journal="JAMA journal of the American Medical Association",
year="1985",
author="Baker, Susan Pardee and Hargarten, Stephen W.",
volume="254",
number="10",
pages="1326-1329",
abstract="Fatalities among Peace Corps volunteers were analyzed for 1962 through 1983, with individual case histories reviewed for all deaths from 1977 through 1983. Unintentional injuries accounted for 70% of the 185 deaths of Peace Corps volunteers, with motor vehicle crashes the number 1 cause of death. The death rate from unintentional injuries for women was significantly higher than the comparable US rate. Motorcycles caused 12% of all Peace Corps deaths and 33% of all motor vehicle deaths. Suicide has emerged as a leading cause of death among volunteers, accounting for 13% of all deaths from 1981 through 1983. Greater emphasis on injury control measures is needed to reduce this toll.",
language="",
issn="0098-7484",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}