@article{ref1,
title="Injuries in the adolescent population in Scotland: patterns and types of injuries sustained",
journal="Health bulletin",
year="1999",
author="Beattie, T. and Richards, D. and Belton, N. and Moffat, M. and Elton, R.",
volume="57",
number="3",
pages="165-174",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To provide information on the incidence, sex distribution, type, site and severity of injuries requiring medical attention reported in a nationally representative sample of Scottish teenagers studied longitudinally. DESIGN: Health visitors administered structured interviews with parents (usually mothers). Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS-PC, and qualitative and textual data were coded using the Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS). SETTING: Scotland. SUBJECTS: Responses were received in respect of 958 (68%) of the estimated 1,416 teenagers enrolled in the British Cohort Study (BCS 70), and resident in Scotland in 1986/7. RESULTS: 43% of subjects were reported as having experienced one or more unintentional injury events requiring medical attention between the ages of 10 and 16/17. Boys experienced significantly more injuries than girls. Neither social class nor region appeared to be a significant risk factor for reported injury. CONCLUSION: Patterns of accidents in Scottish adolescents are reported. Further areas for study are suggested.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0374-8014",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}