Gaps in Childhood Injury Research and Prevention: What Can Developmental Scientists Contribute?

作者：Morrongiello Barbara A^*; Schwebel David C

来源：Child Development Perspectives, 2008, 2(2): 78-84.

DOI：10.1111/j.1750-8606.2008.00046.x

• children
• unintentional injury
• prevention
• research gaps

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of pediatric mortality in most of the developed world. Contributions front epidemiology, pubic health, and engineering perspectives have yielded important insights into risk and protective factors, but recent calls for research stress the need for behavioral science to advance understanding and prevention of childhood injuries. Limiting its focus to children younger than 13 years, this article identifies 4 gaps in the literature on childhood injury and discusses how developmental science might address these research needs by (a) applying developmental theory and conceptual approaches to understand the processes by which children are injured, (b) examining the role of developmental pro

• 出版日期2008-8