dc.contributor.author |
Herman, Josephine |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ameratunga, Shanthi |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wainiqolo, I |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kafoa, B |
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dc.contributor.author |
McCaig, E |
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dc.contributor.author |
Jackson, Rodney |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-06-15T00:12:39Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012-10 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2012, 36 (5), pp. 427 - 429 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1326-0200 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/25891 |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence and demographic characteristics associated with road traffic injuries (RTIs) resulting in deaths or hospital admission for 12 hours or more in Viti Levu, Fiji. METHODS: Analysis of the prospective population-based Fiji Injury Surveillance in Hospitals database (October 2005 - September 2006). RESULTS: Of the 374 RTI cases identified (17% of all injuries), 72% were males and one third were aged 15-29 years. RTI fatalities (10.3 per 100,000 per year) were higher among Indians compared to Fijians. Two-thirds of deaths (largely ascribed to head, chest and abdominal trauma) occurred before hospital admission. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: While the RTI fatality rate was comparable to the global average for high-income countries, the level of motorisation in Fiji is considerably lower. To avert rising RTI rates with increasing motorisation, Fiji requires a robust road safety strategy alongside effective trauma-care services and a reliable population-based RTI surveillance system. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print |
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dc.language |
Eng |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1326-0200/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Wounds and Injuries |
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dc.subject |
Population Surveillance |
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dc.subject |
Registries |
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dc.subject |
Incidence |
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dc.subject |
Cause of Death |
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dc.subject |
Survival Rate |
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dc.subject |
Prospective Studies |
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dc.subject |
Safety |
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dc.subject |
Accidents, Traffic |
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dc.subject |
Age Distribution |
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dc.subject |
Sex Distribution |
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dc.subject |
Hospitals |
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dc.subject |
Hospitalization |
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dc.subject |
Adolescent |
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dc.subject |
Adult |
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dc.subject |
Middle Aged |
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dc.subject |
Young Adult |
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dc.subject |
Risk Factors |
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dc.subject |
Socioeconomic Factors |
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dc.subject |
Female |
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dc.subject |
Fiji |
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dc.subject |
Male |
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dc.title |
The case for improving road safety in Pacific Islands: a population-based study from Fiji (TRIP 6) |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00911.x |
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pubs.issue |
5 |
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pubs.begin-page |
427 |
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pubs.volume |
36 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright:
Wiley |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
23025362 |
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pubs.end-page |
429 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.subtype |
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
361667 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Population Health |
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pubs.org-id |
Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1753-6405 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2015-06-15 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
23025362 |
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