European report on child injury prevention / Dinesh Sethi [and others].

Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability in children. This report presents evidence on how they can be prevented, and calls for greater commitment and action from policy-makers and practitioners to decrease the burden of injuries. Children are particularly vulnerable to injuries, and nee...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Corporate Author: World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Other Authors: Sethi, D. (Dinesh)
Other title:World report on child injury prevention.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen, Denmark : World Health Organization, Europe, ©2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACRONYMS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW: CHILD INJURIES IN THE WHO EUROPEAN REGION; CHAPTER 2: BURDEN OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES; CHAPTER 3: ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES; CHAPTER 4: DROWNING; CHAPTER 5: POISONING; CHAPTER 6: THERMAL INJURIES; CHAPTER 7: FALLS; CHAPTER 8: CONCLUSIONS AND POINTS FOR ACTION; APPENDIX.