%0 Journal Article
%T Psychological Characteristics of Childhood Accidents
%J Journal of Social Issues
%D 1987
%A Matheny, A. P.
%V 43
%N 2
%P 45-60
%X Research on children injured inadvertently has generally led to the notion of accident proneness. This does not lead to the creation of preventive strategies. Longitudinal research is proposed for studying the behaviors of children in conjunction with their injury history. Developmental psychological characteristics are important considerations in the injury equation.   <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0022-4537
%U http://dx.doi.org/