@article{ref1,
title="Adolescent injuries in Canada: findings from the Canadian community health survey, 2000-2001",
journal="International journal of injury control and safety promotion",
year="2006",
author="Krewski, Daniel and Turner, Michelle C. and Mo, Frank and Merrick, Joav",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="235-244",
abstract="This article presents a description of injuries among 24312 Canadian adolescents, aged 12-24 years, based on the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2000-2001. A total of 3214 (25.6%) males and 2227 (16.5%) females reported having at least one serious injury in the past year. The leading causes of injury in adolescents were: falls; overexertion or strenuous movement; accidentally bumped, pushed or bitten; and accidentally struck or crushed by objects. The parts of the body most often affected were the ankles/feet, wrists/ hands and knees/lower legs. The most frequent locations of injuries were: sports or athletic areas; home; school, college or university areas; and the street, highway or pavement. Injuries were more often reported to have occurred during the summer months. Low socio-economic status was inversely associated with the occurrence of injury in the past year whereas risk-taking behaviour in the form of cigarette smoking and drinking alcohol was positively associated with injury occurrence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-7300",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}