Social inequalities and hospital admission for unintentional injury in young children in Scotland: A nationwide linked cohort study

• Main Authors: Paul M. Henery (Author), Ruth Dundas (Author), S. Vittal Katikireddi (Author), Alastair Leyland (Author), Rachael Wood (Author), Anna Pearce (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Unintentional injury is a leading cause of death/disability, with more disadvantaged children at greater risk. Understanding how inequalities vary by injury type, age, severity, and place of injury, can inform prevention. Methods: For all Scotland-born children 2009-2013 (n=195,184), hos...