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Peer reviewedSabin, Janice A.; Zatzick, Douglas F.; Rivara, Frederick P. – Journal of School Health, 2005
Injury represents the leading cause of death and disability for US children and adolescents. Almost 16 million children are evaluated for injury each year in the United States. Although childhood injury rates are decreasing, 70% of all deaths among children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years are injury related. Nonfatal injury is the leading cause…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Health Personnel, Injuries, Children
Peer reviewedJohnson, Elaine M.; Belfer, Myron L. – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1995
Describes two ways in which substance abuse is related to violence: trade in drugs and being under the influence of drugs. The paper argues that reducing the demand for drugs by eliminating the market for them will bring about a reciprocal reduction in substance abuse-related violence. (GR)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Context Effect
