TY - JOUR T1 - Road traffic accidents in Greece: have we benefited from the financial crisis? JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 894 LP - 894 DO - 10.1136/jech-2013-202827 VL - 67 IS - 10 AU - George Michas AU - Renata Micha Y1 - 2013/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/67/10/894.abstract N2 - According to WHO, road traffic injuries are the eighth leading cause of death globally, and the leading cause of death among young people aged 15–29 years.1 Data from the European Road Safety Observatory in 2011 suggest that road traffic accidents in the member countries of the European Union (EU) annually claim around 34 000 lives and cause more than 1.1 million injuries, representing an estimated cost of 140 billion euros. Greece was second … ER -