Motor vehicle-pedestrian collisions and walking to school: The role of the built environment

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 776-784

  Rothman, Linda ^a,b   Macarthur, Colin ^a,c   To, Teresa ^a,b,c   Buliung, Ron ^c   Howard, Andrew ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Injuries; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Public health; Schools; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PEDESTRIAN COLLISION; CHILD SAFETY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WALKING; WALKING TO SCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84899810042     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2317     Document Type: Article

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