Socioeconomic and disability consequences of injuries in the Sudan: a community-based survey in Khartoum State.

Sally El TayebSafa AbdallaIvar HeuchGraziella Van den Bergh

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2013)

This study demonstrates the importance of prioritising prevention of road traffic crashes and falls. The loss of productivity in lower socioeconomic strata highlights the need for social security policies. Further research is needed for estimating the economic cost of injuries in Sudan.

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