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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The legal framework and initiatives for promoting safety in the United Arab Emirates
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, Volume 19, No. 3, Year 2012
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Description
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 environmental changes that are associated with new hazards emerging at a similar pace. The UAE as a federal entity has federal and local systems responsible for safety policy, regulations and enforcement. To set priorities for safety promotion and injury prevention, it is necessary to have data on the most frequent external causes of injury and the main individual, equipment and environmental risk factors that contribute to injury. However good quality data for injury prevention are scarce. The aim of this paper is to describe the scale of injury as a public health problem in the UAE, and the development of safety policies, regulations and promotion efforts with special emphasis on traffic, occupational and child safety. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Grivna, Michal
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Aw, Tar Ching
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
El Sadig, M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Loney, Tom
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Sharif, Amer Ahmad
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Dubai Health Authority
Thomsen, Jens
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Health Authority Abu Dhabi
Mauzi, Mariam
United Arab Emirates, Sharjah
University of Sharjah
Abu‑Zidan, Fikri M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
Trauma Group
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
College of Medicine and Health Sciences United Arab Emirates University
Statistics
Citations: 37
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/17457300.2012.696660
e-ISSN:
17457319
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Violence And Injury