Measuring Adolescent Behaviors Related to Unintentional Injuries

Some behaviors that are risk factors for unintentional injuries--such as falls, poisonings, fires and burns--are initiated during childhood or adolescence and may persist into adulthood. The development of questions related to unintentional injuries for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System qu...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 1993-01, Vol.108 (1), p.11-14
Main Authors: WAXWEILER, RICHARD J., HAREL, YOSSI, O'CARROLL, PATRICK W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident Prevention
Accidents
Accidents, Traffic - mortality
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Adult
Age groups
Behavior
Bicycles
Craniocerebral trauma
Drowning
Drowning - prevention & control
Health Surveys
Humans
Injuries
Mortality
Motor vehicles
Motorcycles
Physical trauma
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Spinal cord
Teenagers
THE YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
Wounds and Injuries - etiology
Wounds and Injuries - mortality
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
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Summary:Some behaviors that are risk factors for unintentional injuries--such as falls, poisonings, fires and burns--are initiated during childhood or adolescence and may persist into adulthood. The development of questions related to unintentional injuries for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System questionnaire is described.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877