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Here is an
example of the magnitude of a public health problem, in this instance global
injury disaggregated by intent and external cause. A useful distinction that
we can make in injury epidemiology is between the nature of injury, such as
laceration, fracture, or contusion, and the external cause of injury, such
as homicide or unintentional fall. Knowing the nature of injury is essential
to successful treatment, while knowing the external cause is essential to
successful prevention. To learn more about injury, download my online text
from the Population Reference Bureau called Injury and Violence: A Public
Health Perspective:
http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section= Population_Bulletin1&template=/ContentManagement/ ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=9852 Source: Ian R.H. Rockett. Injury and Violence: A Public Health Perspective. Population Bulletin 53(4); 1998: 4. |