@article{ref1,
title="Neighborhood-level built environment and social characteristics associated with serious childhood motor vehicle occupant injuries",
journal="Health and place",
year="2011",
author="Johnson, Glen D. and Lu, Xiaoning",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="902-910",
abstract="The effect of residential neighborhood characteristics on a child's risk of serious motor vehicle traffic occupant injuries was evaluated in New York State, USA, for the years 1993-2003, with particular focus on the effect of neighborhood walkability. Risk increased significantly (p<0.0001) with decreasing street connectivity and as more workers commuted more than 30min using means other than public transportation, along with more single-parent households and less college attainment in the neighborhood, regardless of whether New York City was in the study. After adjusting for age, gender and socio-economic community factors, the apparent loss of walkability in a child's neighborhood increases their risk of serious injury as an occupant of a motor vehicle.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8292",
doi="10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.009"
}