Are school zones effective? an examination of motor vehicle versus child pedestrian crashes near schools

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 226-229

  Warsh, J ^a   Rothman, L ^b   Slater, M ^c   Steverango, C ^b   Howard, A ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; SEASON; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTOR VEHICLES; ONTARIO; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 71549151319     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.020446     Document Type: Article

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