@article{ref1,
title="A matched case-control study evaluating the effectiveness of speed humps in reducing child pedestrian injuries",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2004",
author="Tester, June M. and Rutherford, George W. and Wald, Zachary and Rutherford, Mary W.",
volume="94",
number="4",
pages="646-650",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the protective effectiveness of speed humps in reducing child pedestrian injuries in residential neighborhoods. METHODS: We conducted a matched case-control study over a 5-year period among children seen in a pediatric emergency department after being struck by an automobile. RESULTS: A multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis showed that speed humps were associated with lower odds of children being injured within their neighborhood (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.47) and being struck in front of their home (adjusted OR = 0.40). Ethnicity (but not socioeconomic status) was independently associated with child pedestrian injuries and was adjusted for in the regression model. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that speed humps make children's living environments safer.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}