@article{ref1,
title="Years of potential life lost from unintentional child and adolescent injuries - United States, 2000-2009",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2013",
author="Borse, Nagesh N. and Rudd, Rose A. and Dellinger, Ann M. and Sleet, David A.",
volume="45",
number="",
pages="127-131",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Quantifying years of potential life lost (YPLL) highlights childhood causes of mortality and provides a simple method to identify important causes of premature death. METHODS: CDC analyzed data from the National Vital Statistics System multiple cause of death files for 2000-2009. RESULTS: An average of 890YPLL were lost each year due to unintentional injuries for every 100,000 persons aged 0-19 years. YPLL rates differed by sex, age group, race/ethnicity, injury mechanism and state. CONCLUSIONS: This report provides new information which can be used to prioritize interventions and identify subgroups of the population most at risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2013.02.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2013.02.001"
}