Driveway runover, the influence of the built environment: A case control study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 760-767

  Shepherd, Michael ^a   Austin, Patricia ^b   Chambers, Julie ^c  

^a Auckland District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Safekids New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

automobile; driveway; pedestrian; wound and injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; PEDESTRIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CAUSALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78650503794     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01835.x     Document Type: Article

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