Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter and answering the discussion questions that follow, you should be able to
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Identify key approaches for quantifying and measuring the burden of childhood injury.
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Discuss the contribution of injuries to global childhood mortality.
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Discuss the importance of analyzing childhood injury from a developmental perspective (i.e., according to developmental stages of children).
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Identify and appraise developmental, environmental, socioeconomic, and behavioral correlates of childhood injuries.
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Discuss factors related to inequity in childhood injury with regard to developed and less-developed countries.
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Assess the evidence base of interventions to prevent childhood injuries.
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Pickett, W., Nichol, M., Ehiri, J.E. (2009). Unintentional Injuries in Children. In: Ehiri, J. (eds) Maternal and Child Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/b106524_19
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