Features and risk factors of nonfatal injury among the rural children: a survey of seven schools in a mountain area in Southwest China.

We aimed to investigate the patterns and risk factors of nonfatal injuries among rural mountain-area children in southwest China.A stratified sampling method was used to recruit rural children aged 8 to 17 years (mainly 9-14 years) from 7 schools. Self-reported injuries during the past 12 months and...

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Main Authors: Xiu-Quan Shi, Yong-Hong Qi, Dan Shi, Cheng Yan, Junxin Shi, Bo-Ling Cao, Dan Liu, Li-Rong Luo, Hai-Yan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4092098?pdf=render