Traffic accidents in Belo Horizonte: the view from three different sources, 2008 to 2010

• Published in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 108 - 122
• Main Authors: Paixão, Lúcia Maria Miana Mattos, Gontijo, Eliane Dias, Drumond, Eliane de Freitas, Friche, Amélia Augusta de Lima, Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data; Brazil; Female; Humans; Male; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors

To analyze the contribution of three data sources in the description of traffic accidents in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Exploratory study of databases: BHTRANS (metropolitan traffic and transportation authority), Hospital Admissions and Mortality Information Systems, with estimation of prop...