| Is Sweden still a role model for safety? An overview of unintentional injury data over the past two decades. | |
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PMID: 20407969 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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This study investigates injury-related mortality and hospitalisations, during 1987-2007 in Sweden. Injuries were classified according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) -8 for pre-1987 injuries, ICD-9 for 1987-1996 injuries and ICD-10 for injuries occurring in 1997 and later. Data on mortality from injuries during 1987-2007 were collected from Sweden's national Cause-of-Death Register, while data concerning injury diagnoses leading to hospitalisation stays of at least 24 h, occurring during 1987-2007, were obtained from the national Patient Register. Crude rates were derived for injury-related deaths and injury-related hospitalisations for age-gender groups, using population data from Statistics Sweden. Our results showed a mixed picture of injury-related hospitalisations and deaths over the study period. Absolute numbers of injury-related deaths and injury-related hospitalisations decreased over time for the population as a whole and for many, but not all, age-gender groups. When assessing crude injury-related death rates and crude injury-related hospitalisation rates over time, as categorised by gender and age groupings, we also found unchanging or increased risks for injury-related deaths and/or hospitalisations for several age-gender groups. While Sweden has made remarkable progress in reducing injury-related deaths and hospitalisations, there are clear differences in risk that remain. |
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Diana S Ekman; Per Nilsen; Lothar Schelp; Jan Schyllander; Linda Ryen; Robert Ekman |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of injury control and safety promotion Volume: 17 ISSN: 1745-7319 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-08-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101247254 Medline TA: Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 195-203 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden. |
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