TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Children's Health in the Rural Environment
JO  - Pediatric clinics of North America
A1  - Cherry, Debra C.
A1  - Huggins, Barbara
A1  - Gilmore, Karen
SP  - 121
EP  - 133
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
N2  - The rural environment is not as wholesome as some might think. In fact, smoking, drinking, illicit drug use, and obesity are more prevalent in rural than in urban youngsters. Childhood mortality is higher in rural areas, with drowning, motor vehicle accidents, firearm injuries, and farm machinery accidents as the leading causes. Air and water quality are monitored less and actually may be worse in the country than in urban areas. This article describes children's health problems associated with the rural environment and provides a list of resources for addressing these problems.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-3955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2006.11.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -