Abstract:Background: Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) contribute about 93 per cent of road traffic injuries (RTIs) and deaths worldwide with a significant proportion of pedestrians (22 per cent). Various scales are used to assess the pattern of injury severity, which are useful in predicting the outcomes of RTIs. We conducted this systematic review to determine the pattern of RTI severity among pedestrians in LMICs.
Methods: We searched the electronic databases PubMed, CINHAL, CENTRAL, Web of Science, Scopus, EM… Show more
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