Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ609165
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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The Cost of Childhood Unintentional Injuries and the Value of Prevention.
Miller, Ted R.; Romano, Eduardo O.; Spicer, Rebecca S.
Future of Children, v10 n1 p137-63 Spr-Sum 2000
Examines frequency, costs, and quality of life losses associated with unintentional childhood injuries in 1996, using analyses of national and state data sets. Summarizes the cost effectiveness of several child safety measures and discusses current federal funding patterns for health care research on the subject. An appendix presents methods of estimating childhood unintentional injury costs and quality of life losses. (SM)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Child Health, Child Safety, Children, Cost Effectiveness, Injuries, Public Health, Quality of Life
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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