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摘要
objective: to characterize motorcyclists who have been victims of traffic accidents in maring芍, paran芍 regarding their occupation, rehabilitation, or disability. methods: a sample of 61 subjects participated in the study. data were collected in february and march, 1999 though interviews and review of medical records. results: prior to the accident, the majority of subjects (45,9%) were employed. a great number of them (45.9%) were performing work-related activities in the moment of the accident. among the remainder of victims, 29.5% were performing leisure activities. nine to twelve months post accident, 20.4% of the victims had altered productive activities. conclusion: there was a significant statistical association between productive activities and injury severity score, between productive activities and new injury severity score, and between productive activities and perception of health.
