Road-traffic injuries: confronting disparities to address a global-health problem

S Ameratunga, M Hijar, R Norton - The lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Evidence suggests that the present and projected global burden of road-traffic injuries is
disproportionately borne by countries that can least afford to meet the health service …

A holistic approach for assessing traffic safety in the United Arab Emirates

MN Hassan, YE Hawas, MA Maraqa - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2012 - Elsevier
Traffic accident and fatality rates can be utilized as indicators of traffic safety, but cannot
reflect the overall status of traffic safety in a country. This paper uses a holistic perspective …

Road safety effects of roundabouts in Flanders

B De Brabander, E Nuyts, L Vereeck - Journal of Safety Research, 2005 - Elsevier
Introduction: This paper analyzes the effect on road safety of 95 roundabouts that were built
in Flanders between 1994 and 1999. Results: The study shows that the effect on the number …

Trauma system developments reduce mortality in hospitalized trauma patients in Al-Ain City, United Arab Emirates, despite increased severity of injury

DO Alao, AA Cevik, HO Eid, Z Jummani… - World journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Trauma is a leading cause of death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). There
have been major developments in the trauma system in Al-Ain City during the last two …

Impact of ease of use and usefulness on the driver intention to continue using car navigation systems in the United Arab Emirates

S Alkutbi, I Alrajawy, M Nusari… - … of Management and …, 2019 - ejournal.lucp.net
This research uses modelling of structural equations via PLS to assess the 167 suitable
questionnaires so as to evaluate the recommended model to identify factors that affect driver …

[图书][B] Health psychology: an interdisciplinary approach to health

DF Ragin - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
A truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of health, Health Psychology: An
Interdisciplinary Approach uses the social ecological perspective to explore the impact of …

The legal framework and initiatives for promoting safety in the United Arab Emirates

M Grivna, TC Aw, M El-Sadig, T Loney… - … journal of injury …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The
UAE is a rapidly developing country with fast economic growth, demographical and …

Prevalence and issues in non-use of safety belts and child restraints in a high-income developing country: lessons for the future

P Barss, M Al-Obthani, A Al-Hammadi… - Traffic Injury …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. In United Arab Emirates (UAE), a high-income developing country, safety belt
(SB) legislation was implemented in 1998, covering only front-seated adults on highways …

Seat belt utilisation and awareness in UAE

S Bendak, K Al-Saleh - International journal of injury control and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Seat belts (SBs) are effective devices for reducing injury risk due to traffic accidents. Seat
belt wearing was made compulsory in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January 1999 for …

Road traffic accidents trends in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates during 2001-2014

K Hamad - International journal of vehicle safety, 2016 - inderscienceonline.com
This paper quantitatively describes the extent of the road traffic accidents problem in the
Emirate of Sharjah, the third largest emirate in UAE, for the period 2001-2014. Several …