TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Trends in head injury mortality among 0-14 year olds in Scotland (1986-95)
JO  - Journal of epidemiology and community health
A1  - Stone, David H.
A1  - Morrison, A.
A1  - Williamson, L. M.
SP  - 285
EP  - 288
VL  - 56
IS  - 4
N2  - STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the trends in childhood head injury mortality in Scotland between 1986 and 1995. DESIGN: Analysis of routine mortality data from the registrar general for Scotland. SETTING: Scotland, UK. SUBJECTS: Children aged 0-14 years. MAIN RESULTS: A total of 290 children in Scotland died as a result of a head injury between 1986 and 1995. While there was a significant decline in the head injury mortality rate, head injury as a proportion of all injury fatalities remained relatively stable. Boys, and children residing in relatively less affluent areas had the highest head injury mortality rates. Although both these groups experienced a significant decline over the study period, the mortality differences between children in deprivation categories 1-2 and 6-7 persisted among 0-9 year olds, and increased in the 10-14 years age group. Pedestrian accidents were the leading cause of mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Children residing in less affluent areas seem to be at relatively greater risk of sustaining a fatal head injury than their more affluent counterparts. While the differences between the most and least affluent have decreased overall, they have widened among 10-14 year olds. The decline in head injury mortality as a result of pedestrian accidents may be partly attributable to injury prevention measures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-005X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -