Journal article
Child pedestrian injuries and urban change
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The health impacts of rapid changes in urban environments due to economic growth and/or retraction are not widely known. This study looks at the effects of urban change on the risk of child pedestrian injury in Edmonton, Alberta, a city that has experienced large economic and population growth following the expansion of the oil and gas industry in Canada.
METHODS: A longitudinal ecological study design was used to model the …
Authors
Yiannakoulias N; Scott DM; Rowe BH; Voaklander DC
Journal
Injury Prevention, Vol. 17, No. 1,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
February 2011
DOI
10.1136/ip.2010.028225
ISSN
1353-8047