Keeping children safe: Rethinking how we design our surroundings

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 573-578

  Howard, Andrew W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c National Expert Advisory Committee for Safe Kids Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CYCLING; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENVIRONMENT; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; MALE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 77951213020     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.080162     Document Type: Review

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