Injury and Violence Prevention
Subtitle: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications
Contributors: Andrea Carlson Gielen (Editor); David A. Sleet (Editor); Ralph J. DiClemente (Editor)
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: March 24, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9780787977641
Subjects: Health systems & services; Public health & preventive medicine; Public Health; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Wounds and injuries; Prevention; Violence; Safety; Medical / Public Health; Accidents; United States
First sentence: Despite substantial gains in reducing some types of unintentional and violent injuries, these remain the leading cause of death from ages one to forty-four in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005).