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Titre :	Children's exposure to traffic and pedestrian injuries. (1998)
Auteurs :	A. MACPHERSON ; I.B. PLESS ; I. ROBERTS ; Department of Community Pediatric Research. Montreal Children's Hospital. Montreal. PQ. CAN ; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. McGill University. CAN
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 88, n° 12, 1998)
Pagination :	1840-1843
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Circulation routière ; Exposition ; Accident circulation ; Taux ; Epidémiologie ; Facteur risque ; Enfant ; Homme ; Canada ; Amérique ; Traumatisme ; Amérique du Nord
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0xN745E. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to estimate children's exposure to traffic (number of streets crossed) and to determine the role of exposure in pedestrian injury. Methods. Questionnaires were distributed to a random sample of 4080 first-and fourth-grade children in 43 Montreal schools. Results. When analyzed by police district, injury and exposure rates were positively correlated (r2=0.53). Crossings were similar by sex but increased with age and were inversely related to socioeconomic status. Conclusions. These results suggest that although children's exposure to traffic could be reduced by transporting tham to school, a more reasonable prevention strategy involves environmental changes.

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