Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a home exercise programme of strength and balance
retraining exercises in reducing falls and injuries in elderly women. Design: Randomised …

Objectives: To estimate the contribution of driver sleepiness to the causes of car crash injuries.
Design: Population based case control study. Setting: Auckland region of New Zealand, …

Background Motorcycle crash victims form a high proportion of those killed or injured in road
traffic crashes. Injuries to the head, following motorcycle crashes, are a common cause of …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of psychotropic medication withdrawal and a home‐based
exercise program in reducing falls in older people. DESIGN: A randomized …

BACKGROUND: after 1 year, a home-based programme of strength and balance retraining
exercises was effective in reducing falls and injuries in women aged 80 years and older. The …

Evidence suggests that the present and projected global burden of road-traffic injuries is
disproportionately borne by countries that can least afford to meet the health service, economic, …

Injuries, whether intentional or unintentional, account for a substantial burden on the health
care system. This article describes the magnitude of the problem worldwide, enumerates …

To assess the available evidence for a causal role of driver sleepiness in car crashes or car
crash injury, and to quantify the effect, a systematic review of the international literature was …

Study Design. A prospective cohort study was conducted on workers claiming earnings-related
compensation for low back pain. Information obtained at the time of the initial claim was …

Objectives. We explored the risky driving behaviors and risk perceptions of a cohort of
young novice drivers and sought to determine their associations with crash risk. Methods. …