Resumen

CABRERA A, Gustavo; VELASQUEZ O, Natalia  y  VALLADARES G, Mónica. Road traffic safety, a challenge to public health in the XXI century Colombia. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [online]. 2009, vol.27, n.2, pp.218-225. ISSN 0120-386X.

OBJECTIVE: to review the topic regarding road traffic safety as a challenge to public health in order to define an intervention and a research framework in the country. METHODOLOGY: national and international data was traced back in yearbooks, printed and electronic means, and SciELO/saludpública electronic library. RESULTS: development, extend, and tendencies of the problem, as well as its constitutional, legal and pragmatic framework in Colombia were systematized. CONCLUSIONS: the relevance to carry out a systematic research procedure and intervention of the problem in the XXI century Colombia was made evident.

Palabras clave : traffic safety; accidents; injuries; prevention.

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