The level and trend of road traffic injuries attributable mortality rate in Iran, 1990-2015: a story of successful regulations and a roadmap to design future policies

• Main Authors: Mehran Shams (Author), Farnam Mohebi (Author), Kimiya Gohari (Author), Masoud Masinaei (Author), Bahram Mohajer (Author), Nazila Rezaei (Author), Ali Sheidaei (Author), Sara Khademioureh (Author), Moein Yoosefi (Author), Milad Hasan (Author), Bahman Damerchilu (Author), Ayyoob Jafari (Author), Farshad Farzadfar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Road-Traffic-Injuries (RTIs) are predicted to rise up to the fifth leading cause of worldwide death by 2030 and Iran has the third highest RTIs mortality among higher-middle income countries. Although the high mortality of RTI in Iran is a warning, it provides the opportunity to...