Prevalence and ethnic/racial disparities in the distribution of pediatric injuries in South Florida: implications for the development of community prevention programs

Prevalence and ethnic/racial disparities in the distribution of pediatric injuries in South Florida: implications for the development of community prevention programs

Abstract Background The state of Florida continues to report significant gender, ethnic and racial disparities in trauma incidence, access to care and outcomes in the adult population. Our objective was to assess pediatric injury profiles and ethnic/racial disparities of specific injuries in a Regio...

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Main Authors: Carmen Ramos Irizarry, Patrick C. Hardigan, Mark G. Mc Kenney, Gretchen Holmes, Rudy Flores, Brenda Benson, Ascension M. Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Prevalence
Trauma
Race
Ethnicity
Pediatric
Disparities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-017-0108-9

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