Injury Prevention articles

Recent articles from Injury Prevention

Page charges: an unwelcome necessity: from the editor's desk.(From the Editor's Desk)
February 1, 2004... It is with considerable regret--and not without some disagreement among the Editorial Board--that we announce the initiation of page charges for authors. Beginning 1 January 2004, authors will be asked to pay $150US for each complete printed page. This decision was only reached after months...

Bridging from research to practice.(From the Editor's Desk)
February 1, 2004... This topic has arisen repeatedly over the past 10 years and with good reason. It is one of the great unresolved issues, not just for injury prevention researchers but for almost everyone in applied research. I will not, therefore, apologize for raising the question again: what needs to be...

Reconsidering community based interventions: balancing rigor and the real world.(Community Based Interventions)
February 1, 2004... The systematic review of the literature "Community based programs to prevent poisoning in children 0-15 years" that is published in this issue prompted a debate between reviewers and authors (see p 43). This process revealed a number of important issues that warrant further analysis and...

Driver education renaissance? Why we need evidence based highway safety policy.(Driver Education)
February 1, 2004... Despite decades of research indicating driver education does not reduce crash involvement among beginning drivers, it still has tremendous popular appeal as a means to improve driver safety. Formal driver education programs enjoy widespread public acceptance around the world as the preferred...

June 6-9, 2004 7th world conference on injury prevention and safety promotion.(Safety: 2004)(Calendar)
February 1, 2004... Conference themes: * Violence Prevention * Suicide Prevention * Road Safety * Work Safety and Health * Child and Elder Safety * Safety in the Home and Institutions * Sports, Leisure Time Safety * Product Safety * Trauma Management * Disaster and...