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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 0120-0011
Abstract
FORERO, Sandra Sofía et al. INJURIES PREVENTION A SALVATION STRATEGY FOR MODERN SOCIETY. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2006, vol.54, n.3, pp.211-218. ISSN 0120-0011.
Public health prevention programs have diminished the incidence of injuries and fatal events among young population involved in traffic accidents in Bogotá-Colombia. These programs are based in the application of the Haddon´s matrix. The results and theoretical aspects of the prevention of injuries based in government policies of Secretaría Distrital de Salud , Secretaría de Tránsito y Transporte de Bogotá- Colombia and El Fondo de Previsión Vial Nacional, are reviewed.
Keywords : avoidance learnign; prevention & control; accidents traffic; civil protection programme.