The Epidemiology and Prevention of Childhood Injuries

Dr Hamid Soori holds a doctorate in Epidemiology, a master's degree in public health from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, and MPH degree from University of Tehran Medical Sciences, Iran. During his career Dr Soori published 32 books and approximately 350 scientific articles. He also established the department of Epidemiology in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran in 2003 and supervised tens of MSc and PhD students. He retired in 2018 and continued his activities as an Emeritus Professor at Cyprus International University. He has worked in various places such as the Ministry of Health, several medical universities, as well as the World Health Organization as an injury prevention consultant. He is a member of several national and international scientific associations such as the International Epidemiological Association, Injury Prevention Research Network, International Academy of Public Health, Iranian Epidemiological Association and Society for Social Medicine.Maria Orendu Oche Attah, Phd, MS, acquired her degrees in Human Anatomy from the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. She currently serves as Assistant Professor and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Anatomy at Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Cyprus/University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. She has over 25 articles published in notable international journals, and her current research interests focus on histology and embryology, wound healing, diabetes, and comparative anatomy.