2015
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232015203.12922014
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Characterization of victims of aggression and transportation accidents treated at the Forensic Medicine and Dentistry Institute - Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil - 2010

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“…Only recently, this type of analysis has been used in health care studies and has proven to be a very useful tool for the analysis of categorical data and to identify groups that share the same risk factors 18,19,[22][23][24][25] . In the present study, the formation of three clusters with distinct victimization profiles was observed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Only recently, this type of analysis has been used in health care studies and has proven to be a very useful tool for the analysis of categorical data and to identify groups that share the same risk factors 18,19,[22][23][24][25] . In the present study, the formation of three clusters with distinct victimization profiles was observed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…20 Most road traffic accidents occurred at night, similar to other studies. 7,21 The low visibility typical of the nocturnal period probably explains the higher frequency of accidents during this day shift.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…6 Among external causes responsible for hospital admissions of older adults, road traffic accidents stand out and are characterized by involving pedestrians, motorcyclists, drivers and passengers in vehicles. 7 Responsible for about 1.24 million deaths worldwide each year 6 , road traffic accidents are among the main causes of death in the young and adult population, contributing even to increase the mortality rates of the elderly population. 8 In Brazil, the elderly population is not usually a priority in the approach related to accidents with external causes due to the predominance of young people involved in higher number of accidents.…”
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“…O Acidente de Transporte Terrestre (ATT) é conceituado como episódio não intencional e evitável, capaz de gerar lesões físicas e emocionais, que envolvem pedestres, motocicletas e ocupantes de veículos (4) . O envelhecimento, como processo natural, leva ao declínio das questões funcionais, tornando os indivíduos mais vulneráveis aos acidentes, sobretudo aos de transporte (2) .…”
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