Role of Environmental Interventions in Injury Control and Prevention

• Corinne Peek-Asa ^[1] ; Craig Zwerling ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Iowa

     University of Iowa

     City of Iowa City, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Epidemiologic reviews, ISSN 0193-936X, ISSN-e 1478-6729, Vol 25, 2003, págs. 77-89
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Injuries result from transfer of energy to a human host. In the epidemiologic model of infectious disease, microbes are the “agents” of infection. Similarly, in the epidemiologic model of traumatic injury, energy is the “agent” of injury (figure 1). This model provides a good basis for understanding the role of the environment in the causal pathway for injuries.