Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major cause of mortality, morbidity and disability in Malaysia contributing more than 23 per 100,000 people die and additional 71 per 100,000 people are injured or disabled every year. Though the upward trend of RTIs dropped slowly but the road traffic deaths have...
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| description | Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major cause of mortality, morbidity and disability in Malaysia contributing more than 23 per 100,000 people die and additional 71 per 100,000 people are injured or disabled every year. Though the upward trend of RTIs dropped slowly but the road traffic deaths have been increasing from 2,303 in 1974 to 6,872 in 2010. This article is an attempt to review the current impact of road safety initiatives carried out by the Malaysian Government and other organizations through published literature. |
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| spelling | iium-334362013-12-18T06:04:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33436/ Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice Bhuiyan, Munira Bhuiyan, Moinul RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major cause of mortality, morbidity and disability in Malaysia contributing more than 23 per 100,000 people die and additional 71 per 100,000 people are injured or disabled every year. Though the upward trend of RTIs dropped slowly but the road traffic deaths have been increasing from 2,303 in 1974 to 6,872 in 2010. This article is an attempt to review the current impact of road safety initiatives carried out by the Malaysian Government and other organizations through published literature. 2012-10-16 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33436/1/Road_Traffic_Injury_Prevention.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33436/2/Conference_Document_Road_Traffic_Injury_Prevention.pdf Bhuiyan, Munira and Bhuiyan, Moinul (2012) Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice. In: International Society for Environmental Epidemiology East Asia Chapter (ISEE - EAC) 2012 Conference, 15-18 Oct 2012, Kuala Lumpur. http://conference.researchbib.com/?eventid=19950 |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Bhuiyan, Munira Bhuiyan, Moinul Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice |
| title | Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice |
| title_full | Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice |
| title_fullStr | Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice |
| title_short | Road traffic injury prevention in Malaysia: Research and practice |
| title_sort | road traffic injury prevention in malaysia: research and practice |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/33436/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33436/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/33436/1/Road_Traffic_Injury_Prevention.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/33436/2/Conference_Document_Road_Traffic_Injury_Prevention.pdf |