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Waiting to happen : the sociology of unexpected injuries /

Lorne Tepperman and Nicole Meredith evaluate the research on unexpected injury rates across the world, with a particular focus on Canada, before delving in more detail into how these injuries are patterned, and how we may use our knowledge of that patterning to improve public health and safety.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tepperman, Lorne (Author), Meredith, Nicole (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Don Mills, Ontario : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Wounds and Injuries.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Risk Management.
Wounds and injuries > Social aspects.
Wounds and injuries > Social aspects > Canada.
Public health.
Public safety.
Description
Summary:Lorne Tepperman and Nicole Meredith evaluate the research on unexpected injury rates across the world, with a particular focus on Canada, before delving in more detail into how these injuries are patterned, and how we may use our knowledge of that patterning to improve public health and safety.
Physical Description:226 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199012060 (paperback)
0199012067 (paperback)