Neighbourhood variations in child accidents and related child and maternal characteristics: Does area definition make a difference?

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 693-701

  Haynes, Robin ^a   Jones, Andrew P ^a   Reading, Richard ^b   Daras, Konstantinos ^a   Emond, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; ALSPAC; Area effects; Modifiable areal unit; Neighbourhood

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AGE CLASS; CHILD; COMPUTER; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 45549089240     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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