TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Neighborhood-level built environment and social characteristics associated with serious childhood motor vehicle occupant injuries
JO  - Health and place
A1  - Johnson, Glen D.
A1  - Lu, Xiaoning
SP  - 902
EP  - 910
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -