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Child traffic accident injuries in Japan
Author(s) -
SAITO RYOKO
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1993.tb03039.x
Subject(s) - medicine , traffic accident , road traffic accident , accident (philosophy) , transport engineering , medical emergency , road traffic , injury prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , pathology
This study analyzes the characteristics of traffic accidents involving children. It discusses why children with certain attributes and in specific situations are exposed to a higher traffic accident risk, in light of their ability to deal with traffic and their body characteristics. Finally, based on these results, it offers some conclusions and recommendations on ways of improving child safety in road traffic.