title: Traffic accidents in Iran, a decade of progress but still challenges ahead.
abstract: Iran has had incremental incidence of traffic accident mortality since introduction of mechanization about a century ago. But the newest data from Iran show decrease in the absolute number of deaths, death per 10,000 vehicles and death per 100, 000 populations. Despite its huge impact on health and economy, research in the field of traffic crashes is still scant and there are still deficiencies in problem oriented research on traffic accidents. Actual cooperation of policy makers, executive bodies and academician could build platform for intersectoral discussion of different aspects of traffic accidents and could reduce burden of traffic accidents.
authors: 1. MD, Professor of Medicine, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Lankaran@sums.ac.ir.
authors: Kamran B
authors: KB
authors: Lankarani
authors: 2. MSc, Researcher, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. yasersarikhani@yahoo.com.
authors: Yaser
authors: Y
authors: Sarikhani
authors: 3. PhD, Assistant Professor of biostatistics, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. heidaryt@sums.ac.ir.
authors: Seyed Taghi
authors: ST
authors: Heydari
authors: 4. Pharm.D, Instructor, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. joulaei_h@yahoo.com.
authors: Hasan
authors: H
authors: Joulaie
authors: 5. M , Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. najmeh.maharlouei@gmail.com.
authors: Najmeh
authors: N
authors: Maharlouei
authors: 6. Pharm.D, Researcher, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. peymani.payam@gmail.com.
authors: Payam
authors: P
authors: Peimani
authors: 7. MSc, Researcher, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. ahmadi.nutrition@gmail.com.
authors: Seyed Mehdi
authors: SM
authors: Ahmadi
authors: 8. MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Health, Department of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. Davoud.Khorasani@gmail.com.
authors: Davoud
authors: D
authors: Khorasani-Zavareh
authors: 9. MD, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. hsoori@sbmu.ac.ir.
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Soori
authors: 10. MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. davodi@gums.ac.ir.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Davoudi-Kiakalayeh
authors: 11. MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Injury Control Research Center, Shohada-e-haft Tir hospital , Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Greza.masoumi@gmail.com.
authors: Gholamreza
authors: G
authors: Masoumi
keywords: Accident Mortality; Burden of Disease; Traffic accidents