title: Road traffic-related injury among the 0-17 age group in Turkey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to examine the extent of death and injuries among the 0-17 years of age group recorded in the official road traffic injury statistics.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a record-based study covering a 5-year-period (2003-2007) using the annual records of national road traffic injury statistics in Turkey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 0-17 age group accounted for 10.9% of deaths and 20.1% of injuries over the 5-year-period that served as the scope of the study. It was found out that 53.5% of deaths and 70.7% of injuries occurred in residential areas. The occurrence of death among pedestrians in residential areas is notable. Injuries showed a similar tendency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the 5-year period statistics examined in this study, road traffic-related deaths and injuries are a public health problem, and necessitate the development of programs and policies aimed at their prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. cavityavuz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cavit Işık
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hamzaoğlu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology