@article{ref1,
title="Road traffic crashes in rural setting: an experience of a middle-income country",
journal="Chinese journal of traumatology",
year="2014",
author="Davoudi-Kiakalayeh, Ali and Mohammadi, Reza and Yousefzade-Chabok, Shahrokh and Saadat, Sohiel",
volume="17",
number="6",
pages="327-330",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To date, there has been little information published on the death of rural road accident deaths. This study uses burden of injury method to explore a more accurate estimate of years of life lost due to road traffic crashes occurring over a four-year period in Guilan province, northern Iran. <br><br>METHODS: Rural road accident deaths from 2009 to 2013 were extracted from Iran's Forensic Medicine System, Death Registry System and Road Trauma Research center database. <br><br>RESULTS: During the study period, the average years of life lost due to motor vehicle crashes was 13.8 per 1 000 persons, ranging from 11.9 during March 2011-2012 to 15.8 per 1 000 persons during March 2012-2013. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Road accident deaths in 2013 remained at the same high level as in 2009. The information obtained from this study provides a new perspective on fatal road traffic crash victims in rural settings and show us that more attention is needed in this area.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1008-1275",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}