Abstract:Accidental events: challenges for public policy, surveillance and prevention Accidents have a direct and indirect impact on the health status of individuals and population groups. They involve a sundry combination of events that reduce years of productive life, cause injuries and have after-effects that are often irreversible and result in a high number of deaths that could have been prevented. In Brazil, since 2010 accidents have represented approximately 80% of hospitalizations due to external causes in the … Show more
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