This chapter reviews and discusses the literature on how equity is operationalized for the
purpose of evaluating the impacts of transport policies. It concludes that the equity of …

Background: An under-developed and fragmented prehospital Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) system is a major obstacle to the timely care of emergency patients. Insufficient …

Background Road traffic injuries are a major global public health problem. Improvements in
pre-hospital trauma care can help minimize mortality and morbidity from road traffic injuries …

Results This study comprised of 95 articles. It is evident from this review that a large number
of severe RTCs occur due to collision of two or more vehicles and most of the victims are …

Road traffic mortalities (RTMs), a leading cause of death globally, mostly occur in low-and
middle-income countries, and having sufficient healthcare resources could lower the …

Introduction Equity in access to and utilization of health services is a common goal of policy-
makers in most countries. The current study aimed to evaluate the distribution of need and …

Abstract Background Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a substantial cause of mortality and
disability globally. There is little published information regarding healthcare resource …

Access terminology is evolving since its inception by Hansen in 1959. Accounting
accessibility is central to multiple disciplines such as geography, transportation, health …

During past decades, the number of dentists has continuously increased in Iran. Beside the
quantity, the distribution of dentists affects the oral health status of population. The current …

Methods: In the present 1-month cross-sectional study, all the patients injured in traffic
accidents, who were referred to the ED of Imam Khomeini and Golestan Hospitals, Ahvaz …