Analytical approach to the investigation of childhood pedestrian injuries: A review of the literature

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Abstract

Motor-vehicle related injuries to children (both passenger and pedestrian) constitute a significant health problem in Western society. In order to identify those features within the environment and the individual that have a significant impact on the chances of a childhood pedestrian injury, it is necessary to examine the child's exposure to risk. This paper reviews the methods adopted for measuring the child pedestrian's exposure, and proposes a framework suitable for the study of these injuries. This framework applies the epidemiologic triad of the host, agent, and environment to the study of these injuries, and incorporates a measure of the child pedestrian's exposure in the road environment. A need for further research using such a model is eminently desirable.

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    He holds a Masters of Public Health degree and is completing a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the School of Medicine at the University of Western Australia. His research interests are in injury epidemiology with a focus on childhood pedestrian injuries.

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