The epidemiology of drowning in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Matthew D. Tyler (Author), David B. Richards (Author), Casper Reske-Nielsen (Author), Omeed Saghafi (Author), Erica A. Morse (Author), Robert Carey (Author), Gabrielle A. Jacquet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths worldwide, accounting for 370,000 annual deaths and 7% of all injury-related deaths. Low- and middle-income countries are the most affected, accounting for 91% of...