This review gives an overview of the social and economic consequences of road traffic injury in Europe. It tries to answer the following questions: What is the true scope and long-term impacts of traffic injury in Europe?; How well documented are the long-term impacts of traffic injury?; What can be done to improve official statistics on traffic injury?; How is the burden of injury distributed between groups of the population, in particular with respect to social status? The objective of the review is to summarise current knowledge regarding the social and economic dimensions of road traffic injury in Europe and offer recommendations to researchers and policy makers concerning the scope of the problem and targets for its reduction. (Author/publisher)
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