Titre :
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Bicycle helmet campaigns and head injuries among children. Does poverty matter ? (2003)
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Auteurs :
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FARLEY (C.) : CAN. Institut national de santé publique du Québec. ;
L. LAFLAMME ;
M. VAEZ ;
Department of Public Health Sciences at Karolinska Institutet. SWE
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 57, n° 9, 2003)
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Pagination :
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668-672
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Programme santé
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Enfant
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Homme
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Education santé
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Traumatisme
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Prévention santé
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Système nerveux [pathologie]
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Système ostéoarticulaire [pathologie]
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Casque
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS QbPR0xaB. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : To assess the impact of a community based bicycle helmet programme aimed at children aged 5-12 years (about 140 000) from poor and well off municipalities. Methods : A quasi-experimental design, including a control group, was used. Changes in the risk of bicycle related head injuries leading to hospitalisation were measured, using rates ratios. Results : Reductions in bicycle related head injuries were registered in both categories of municipalities. Compared with the pre-programme period, the protective effect of the programme during the post-programme period was as significant among children from poor municipalities (RR=0.45 95% CI 0.26 to 0.78) as among those from richer municipalities (RR=0.55 95% CI 0.41 to 0.75). Conclusion : Population based educational programmes may have a favourable impact on injury risks in poor areas despite lower adoption of protective behaviours.
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