Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35–70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study

Parminder Raina; Nazmul Sohel; Mark Oremus; Harry Shannon; Prem Mony; Rajesh Kumar; Wei Li; Yang Wang; Xingyu Wang; Khalid Yusoff; Rita Yusuf; Romaina Iqbal; Andrzej Szuba; Aytekin Oguz; Annika Rosengren; Annamarie Kruger; Jephat Chifamba; Noushin Mohammadifard; Ebtihal Ahmad Darwish; Gilles Dagenais; Rafael Diaz; Alvaro Avezum; Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo; Pamela Seron; Sumathy Rangarajan; Koon Teo; Salim Yusuf

doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041476

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Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35–70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study

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Parminder Raina Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nazmul Sohel Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark Oremus School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Harry Shannon Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Prem Mony Division of Epidemiology and Population Health, St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rajesh Kumar PGIMER School of Public Health, Chandigarh, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wei Li National Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Institute & Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yang Wang National Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Institute & Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Xingyu Wang Beijing Hypertension League Institute, Beijing, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Khalid Yusoff Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor and UCSI University Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rita Yusuf School of Life Sciences, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Romaina Iqbal Departments of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrzej Szuba Department of Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska, Wroclaw, Poland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Aytekin Oguz Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Istanbul, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Annamarie Kruger Faculty of Health Science North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jephat Chifamba Physiology Department, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Noushin Mohammadifard Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ebtihal Ahmad Darwish Family Medicine Department, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, UAE PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gilles Dagenais Laval University Heart and Lungs Institute, Quebec City, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rafael Diaz Estudios Clinicos Latinoamerica ECLA, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alvaro Avezum Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, Sao Paulo, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo Fundacion Oftalmologica de Santander (FOSCAL), Medical School, Universidad de Santander, Floridablanca-Santander, Colombia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pamela Seron Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sumathy Rangarajan Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Koon Teo Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Salim Yusuf Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Parminder Raina, McMaster University, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MIP-Suite 309A, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1; praina{at}mcmaster.ca

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Raina P, Sohel N, Oremus M on behalf of the PURE Investigators, et al

Injury Prevention 2016;22:92-98.

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Received October 29, 2014
Revised August 11, 2015
Accepted October 8, 2015
First published October 28, 2015.

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May 13, 2016

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