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Injuries are the most common cause of death among people 1 to 34 years of age, a leading cause of disability and years of life lost, and a major contributor to health care costs. There have been dramatic reductions in injury-associated mortality since the turn of the century, largely because of a decrease in the proportion of workers involved in dangerous occupations as well as improvements in the safety of buildings, motor vehicles, roads, and everyday products.

The involvement of the health care community in injury prevention was small until recently, when injuries came to be viewed as a public . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Science of Prevention

Magnitude of the Problem

Injuries Involving Motor Vehicles

Occupants

Motorcyclists

Pedestrians

Bicycling Injuries

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From the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (F.P.R., D.C.G., P.C.) and the Departments of Pediatrics (F.P.R., D.C.G.), Epidemiology (F.P.R., P.C.), and Health Services (D.C.G.), University of Washington, Seattle.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Rivara at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Box 359960, 325 Ninth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104-2499.

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