Epidemiological Study on Injury and Violence in Nepal

Introduction: Global Scenario Injury is a major global disease burden for the twenty-first century. Injuries are overlooked as contributors to global inequities in health, yet the long-term disabilities they frequently produce represent a significant burden. Injuries occur as a result of environment...

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Hovedforfatter: Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC), Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal
Format: Technical Report
Sprog:en_US
Udgivet: Nepal Health Research Council 2012
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Online adgang:http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/792
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Summary:Introduction: Global Scenario Injury is a major global disease burden for the twenty-first century. Injuries are overlooked as contributors to global inequities in health, yet the long-term disabilities they frequently produce represent a significant burden. Injuries occur as a result of environmental, social, biological, economic, and behavioral factors. Injuries have traditionally been regarded as random, unavoidable “accidents”. Within the last few decades, however, a better understanding of the nature of injuries has changed these old attitudes, and today both unintentional and intentional injuries are viewed as largely preventable events. As a result of this shift in perception, injuries and their health implications have demanded the attention of decision-makers worldwide and injury policy has been firmly placed in the public health arena.