EPI2670 Injury Epidemiology Global Burden of Injuries Lecture Resources

Global Burden of Injuries Resources

Krug EG, Sharma GK, Lozano R. The Global Burden of Injuries. Amer J Public Health 90(4):523-26, 2000.
The Global Burden of Disease. Murray CJL, Lopez AD (Eds), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1996.
Murray CJL, Salomon JA, Mathers CD. A critical examination of summary measures of population health. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78(8):981-994, 2000.
Bunn TL, Slavova S, Hall L. Narrative text analysis of Kentucky tractor fatality reports.
Accident analysis and Prevention 2008 Mar;40(2):419-25. Epub 2007 Aug 9.
Gary S. Sorocka, Thomas A. Ranneya and Mark R. Lehtob. Motor vehicle crashes in roadway construction workzones: An analysis using narrative text from insurance claims.
Accident Analysis & Prevention Volume 28, Issue 1, January 1996, Pages 131-138.

Use of Narrative Text Fields in Occupational Injury Data. By by Nancy Stout, Ed.D. and E. Lynn Jenkins, M.A.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, The leading injury epidemiology agency in the United States. You will find the current statistics regarding injury deaths at this location.
World Health Organization, Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention, where you can find global statistics on injury deaths and DALYs.