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In a recent study initiated by Harvard University, World Bank and World Health Organization it was concluded that road injuries will be ranked from number 9 today to number 3 within the next two to three decades if authorities all over the world do not pay more attention to this significant problem. Injuries in traffic do not only concern the patient himself but also the relatives from an emotional point of view and the society from a socio-economic point.
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von Holst, H., Nygren, Å., Anderson, Å.E. (2000). Introduction. In: von Holst, H., Nygren, Å., Andersson, Å.E. (eds) Transportation, Traffic Safety and Health — Man and Machine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57248-7_1
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