Targeting pediatric pedestrian injury prevention efforts: Teasing the information through spatial analysis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Statter, Mindy ^a,b   Schuble, Todd ^a   Harris Rosado, Michele ^a   Liu, Donald ^a   Quinlan, Kyran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Injury prevention; Pediatric pedestrian motor vehicle crashes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHICAGO; CHILD; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84863677469     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31823a4b70     Document Type: Conference Paper

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