Serious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka: results from the 2016 Sri Lankan global school-based health survey

• Main Authors: Sashimali Wickramasinghe (Author), Nalika Sepali Gunawardena (Author), Dhanusha Punyadasa (Author), Shanthi Gunawardena (Author), Champika Wickramasinghe (Author), Ayesha Lokubalasooriya (Author), Renuka Peiris (Author), Sameera Senanayake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Unintentional injuries among adolescents is a major public health problem the world over. A great majority of the annual deaths among adolescents is due to unintentional injuries; it is also the leading cause of death among adolescents in the world. The aim of this study was to e...