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Flood-related work disruption and poor health outcomes among university studentsCorinne Peek-Asa
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center and the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 27:503-8. 2012..University students, who are often living far away from family support structures and have limited resources, may be particularly vulnerable. This study examines student psychological health following a large flood at a university...
Rural disparity in domestic violence prevalence and access to resourcesCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, 100 Oakdale Boulevard, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:1743-9. 2011..The objectives of this study are to determine if prevalence, frequency, and severity of IPV differ by rurality and to identify variance in geographic access to IPV resources...- A probabilistic sampling method (PSM) for estimating geographic distance to health services when only the region of residence is knownKirsten M M Beyer
Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 53226, USA
Int J Health Geogr 10:4. 2011..However, estimated distances are often imprecise and, we suspect, biased due to a lack of specific residential location data. In many cases, to protect subject confidentiality, data sets contain only a ZIP Code or a county... - Seismic, structural, and individual factors associated with earthquake related injuryC Peek-Asa
Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 5000, USA
Inj Prev 9:62-6. 2003..Few studies have examined how multiple types of risk factors are related to physical injury during an earthquake... 
Compliance to a Workplace Violence Prevention Program in small businessesCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:276-83. 2004..Interventions to reduce robberies and related injuries have been limited to convenience stores, and evaluations have not addressed compliance as a factor in program effectiveness...- Incidence of acute low-back injury among older workers in a cohort of material handlersCorinne Peek-Asa
University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
J Occup Environ Hyg 1:551-7. 2004..This research indicates that workers over age 55 had similar injury rates to workers younger than age 55, even when considering lifting intensity and length of employment. However, their injuries may cause a longer period of disability... - Acute traumatic injuries in rural populationsCorinne Peek-Asa
Am J Public Health 94:1689-93. 2004..We describe differences in rates and patterns of injury among rural and urban populations and discuss factors that contribute to these differences... - A population based study of reporting patterns and characteristics of men who abuse their female partnersC Peek-Asa
The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, College of Public Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
Inj Prev 11:180-5. 2005..This study estimates the prevalence of male abusive behavior reported by men and their female partners and identifies characteristics of abusive men... - Teenage driver crash incidence and factors influencing crash injury by ruralityCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, IA 52242 5000, USA
J Safety Res 41:487-92. 2010..Few studies have examined incidence and characteristics of teen driver-involved crashes on rural and urban roads... - When one is not enough: prevalence and characteristics of homes not adequately protected by smoke alarmsC Peek-Asa
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Inj Prev 11:364-8. 2005..The authors describe the prevalence and home characteristics associated with compliance to recommendations for smoke alarm installation by the NFPA.Design, setting, and.. - Factors affecting hospital charges and length of stay from teenage motor vehicle crash-related hospitalizations among United States teenagers, 2002-2007Corinne Peek-Asa
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, United States
Accid Anal Prev 43:595-600. 2011..These high charges and hospitalization periods pose a significant burden on teens, their families, and the health care system... - Workplace violence prevention programs in hospital emergency departmentsCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:756-63. 2007..This study compared workplace violence programs in high-risk emergency departments among a representative sample of 116 hospitals in California and 50 hospitals in New Jersey... - Severity of intimate partner abuse indicators as perceived by women in Mexico and the United StatesCorinne Peek-Asa
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, USA
Women Health 35:165-80. 2002..Women in Cuernavaca, Mexico and Los Angeles, California were surveyed to examine differences in their perceptions of the severity of domestic violence indicators... - Smoke alarm and battery function 42 months after installation: a randomized trialCorinne Peek-Asa
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52241, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:368-71. 2010..This randomized trial presents findings from the longest follow-up study of smoke alarm and battery function to date... - Characteristics of crashes with farm equipment that increase potential for injuryCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 5000, USA
J Rural Health 23:339-47. 2007..Although slow-moving farm vehicles and equipment are risk factors on rural roads, little is known about the characteristics of crashes with farm vehicles/equipment... - Documenting the need for translational research: an example from workplace violence preventionCorinne Peek-Asa
University of Iowa, Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Inj Prev 16:50-2. 2010..In the absence of effective translation of knowledge and practice, business owners installed the least effective strategies, often at a higher cost... - Does parental physical violence reduce children's standardized test score performance?Corinne Peek-Asa
College of Public Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:847-53. 2007..In a rural population-based cohort, we examine the role of parental violence on standardized test score performance... - Workplace violence prevention programs in psychiatric units and facilitiesCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Arch Psychiatr Nurs 23:166-76. 2009..Legislation is one of many potential approaches to increase workplace violence prevention programs in health care settings... - Role of environmental interventions in injury control and preventionCorinne Peek-Asa
University of Iowa, Injury Prevention Research Center, 100 Oakdale Campus #114 IREH, Iowa City, IA 52242-5000, USA
Epidemiol Rev 25:77-89. 2003 - Employee and customer injury during violent crimes in retail and service businessesCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Injury Prevention Research Center, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1867-72. 2006..We sought to compare the frequency and risk factors for employees and customers injured during crimes in retail (convenience, grocery, and liquor stores) and service businesses (bars, restaurants, motels)... - Perceived risk of home fire and escape plans in rural householdsJingzhen Yang
Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Am J Prev Med 30:7-12. 2006..Although successful exit from a home fire could greatly reduce fire-related deaths and injuries, little is known about factors associated with behaviors of developing and practicing an escape plan... - Evaluation of long- and short-handled hand hoes for land preparation, developed in a participatory manner among women vegetable farmers in The GambiaLonda Vanderwal
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Appl Ergon 42:749-56. 2011..This study evaluated land preparation interventions (new short- and long-handled hoes), developed in a participatory manner with women vegetable farmers in West Africa, and identified indicators of long-term adoption of these interventions... - Effects of a rural trauma system on traumatic brain injuriesHope Tiesman
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
J Neurotrauma 24:1189-97. 2007..36, 0.88; OR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.32, 0.79). Implementation of the Iowa trauma system seems to have led to more appropriate triage and transport for TBI patients, and this likely contributed to reduced in-hospital mortality... - Patient and hospital characteristics associated with length of stay and hospital charges for pediatric sports-related injury hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2003Jingzhen Yang
Injury Prevention Research Center, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Pediatrics 119:e813-20. 2007.... - Risk factors for rural residential firesVeerasathpurush Allareddy
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
J Rural Health 23:264-9. 2007..This study aims to identify occupant and household characteristics that are associated with residential fires in a rural cohort... - Smoke alarm tests may not adequately indicate smoke alarm functionCorinne Peek-Asa
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52241, USA
J Burn Care Res 32:e135-9. 2011..The general public is not aware of the potential for inaccuracy in smoke alarm tests, and burn professionals can advocate for enhanced testing methods. The optimal test to determine smoke alarm function is the chemical smoke test... - A comparison of self-reported hearing and pure tone threshold average in the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard SurveySeong-Woo Choi
Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-5000, USA
J Agromedicine 10:31-9. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study support the use of simple screening questions in identifying hearing loss among farmers... - Sleep quantity and quality as a predictor of injuries in a rural populationSeong-Woo Choi
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242-5000, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:189-96. 2006..Having adequate hours of sleep is important in preventing injuries. Avoiding alcohol consumption would be especially helpful in reducing injuries among people with sleep disturbance... - Hearing loss as a risk factor for agricultural injuriesSeong-Woo Choi
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Am J Ind Med 48:293-301. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: This study adds substantial evidence that hearing loss acts as a risk for agricultural injuries. Prevention of hearing loss and noise exposure may be important in reducing the burden of agricultural injuries... - Smoke alarms by type and battery life in rural households: a randomized controlled trialJingzhen Yang
Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:20-4. 2008..This study examined smoke alarm and battery function 12 months after installation in rural residential households... - Incidence and characteristics of school bus crashes and injuriesJingzhen Yang
Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Accid Anal Prev 41:336-41. 2009..Studies of school bus crashes have focused on the biomechanics of catastrophic collisions, with very few examining crash incidence... - Do nuisance alarms decrease functionality of smoke alarms near the kitchen? Findings from a randomised controlled trialJingzhen Yang
University of Iowa, Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Inj Prev 17:160-5. 2011..Kitchen smoke alarms are more likely to produce nuisance alarms, but few previous studies have examined the role of alarm sensor and battery types on the functionality of smoke alarms located nearest to the kitchen... - Epidemiology of injuries to wildland firefightersCarla Britton
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 31:339-45. 2013..We hypothesized that the mechanism of injury would predict injury characteristics and severity of fire-related injuries... - Prevalence of intimate partner violence among an abortion clinic populationAudrey F Saftlas
Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA
Am J Public Health 100:1412-5. 2010..Violence severity increased with frequency. Abortion patients experience high intimate partner violence rates, indicating the need for targeted screening and community-based referral... - Pediatric poisonings and risk markers for hospital admission in a major emergency department in RomaniaFlorin Oprescu
College of Public Health, Center for International Rural and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Matern Child Health J 16:495-500. 2012..Poisonings result in morbidity and hospital admissions, yet there are few prevention resources available. Health education programs and consumer product safety policies are needed in Romania and eastern Europe... - Physical and emotional partner abuse reported by men and women in a rural communitySusan A Murty
University of Iowa School of Social Work, Iowa City, 52242, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1073-5. 2003 - Occupational injuries among workers with diabetes: the National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2005Nancy L Sprince
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 5000, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:804-8. 2008..To assess associations between diabetes and occupational injury... - Effectiveness of crime prevention through environmental design in reducing criminal activity in liquor stores: a pilot studyCarri Casteel
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Occup Environ Med 46:450-8. 2004..We conclude that the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design program reduced crime and injury in liquor stores and educated small businesses about the risks associated with retail violence and the countermeasures that can be taken... - Violation of school behavioral policies and its relationship with overall crimeMarizen Ramirez
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 5000, USA
Ann Epidemiol 21:214-20. 2011..Following the Theory of Social Disorganization, we hypothesize that poor social control measured by violations of behavioral policies is associated with greater rates of school crime... - Fire characteristics associated with firefighter injury on large federal wildland firesCarla Britton
Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, IA 52242, USA
Ann Epidemiol 23:37-42. 2013..Wildland fires present many injury hazards to firefighters. We estimate injury rates and identify fire-related factors associated with injury... - Violent events and security programs in California Emergency Departments before and after the 1993 Hospital Security ActCorinne Peek-Asa
Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City 52242, USA
J Emerg Nurs 28:420-6. 2002..In response to a growing threat of violence in hospitals, California implemented the Hospital Security Act (AB508) in 1993. This study compares surveys of emergency nurses before and after implementation of AB508... - Iowa nursing home characteristics associated with reported abuseGerald J Jogerst
Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 7:203-7. 2006..To evaluate the association of nursing home abuse reported by employees in Iowa licensed nursing homes with nursing home characteristics, inspection results, nursing staff hours, and census demographics... - Social support patterns of collegiate athletes before and after injuryJingzhen Yang
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
J Athl Train 45:372-9. 2010..Social support has been identified as an important factor in facilitating recovery from injury. However, no previous authors have prospectively assessed the change in social support patterns before and after injury... - Youth violence across multiple dimensions: a study of violence, absenteeism, and suspensions among middle school childrenMarizen Ramirez
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
J Pediatr 161:542-546.e2. 2012..To determine how multidimensional measures of violence correlate with school absenteeism and suspensions among middle school youth... - Accountability and assessment of emergency drill performance at schoolsMarizen Ramirez
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Fam Community Health 32:105-14. 2009..Sites neither conducted any self-assessments nor made changes to procedures on the basis of performance. Suggestions include developing realistic simulated exercises, debriefing, and better school accountability for drills... - Factors associated with mode of transport to acute care hospitals in rural communitiesTracy Young
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
J Emerg Med 24:189-98. 2003..Further study of the community's and individuals' decision-making factors determining mode of transportation is needed... - Non-fatal injuries among urban and rural residents: the National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2001Hope Tiesman
The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IA 52242 5000, USA
Inj Prev 13:115-9. 2007..Data from the 1997-2001 US National Health Interview Surveys were used to explore associations between rurality and non-fatal injury... - After the waters receded: a qualitative study of university officials' disaster experiences during the Great Iowa Flood of 2008Erin P Fillmore
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Campus, Iowa City, IA 52242 5000, USA
J Community Health 36:307-15. 2011..Lessons learned from the Great Flood of 2008 provide the opportunity to self-assess and prepare universities for disasters in the future... - Prevalence of and risk factors associated with symptoms of depression in competitive collegiate student athletesJingzhen Yang
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Clin J Sport Med 17:481-7. 2007..To describe the prevalence of symptoms of depression among competitive collegiate student athletes and examine the factors associated with symptoms of depression among this population... - A comparison of school injuries between children with and without disabilitiesMarizen Ramirez
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 5000, USA
Acad Pediatr 10:317-22. 2010..The aim of this study was to compare rates, nature, and mechanisms of school injuries in children with and without disabilities... - Participatory approach to identify interventions to improve the health, safety, and work productivity of smallholder women vegetable farmers in the GambiaLonda Vanderwal
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Int J Occup Med Environ Health 24:36-47. 2011.... - Characteristics of workplace threats requiring response from a university threat assessment teamYanyan Cao
Departments of Epidemiology, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52252, USA
J Occup Environ Med 55:45-51. 2013..In response to concerns about campus violence, universities are implementing threat assessment teams. In 2008, a large university's new threat assessment team began to identify and respond to potentially harmful situations... - Rural roadway safety perceptions among rural teen drivers living in and outside of townsMarizen Ramirez
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IA, USA
J Rural Health 29:46-54. 2013..To compare perceptions about rural road and general driving behaviors between teens who live in- and out-of-town from rural communities in Iowa... - Sports injuries to high school athletes with disabilitiesMarizen Ramirez
Departments of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Pediatrics 123:690-6. 2009..To best manage potential injuries to children with disabilities, data on sports injury patterns are needed. The purpose of this study was to measure the frequency of and risk factors for injury to high school athletes with disabilities... - Workplace violence prevention policies in home health and hospice care agenciesNathan Gross
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, IA, USA
Online J Issues Nurs 18:1. 2013..Similarly, not all programs were written or reviewed and updated regularly. Few program differences were observed between agency characteristics, but nonetheless several striking gaps were found... - Complications after therapeutic trauma laparotomyKent C Choi
Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
J Am Coll Surg 201:546-53. 2005..After arrival the traumatologist can reduce negative outcomes by reducing the time for patient assessment and start of TTL, when warranted... - On-road bicycle facilities and bicycle crashes in Iowa, 2007-2010Cara Hamann
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 2186 WL, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA Electronic address
Accid Anal Prev 56:103-9. 2013..The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of bicycle-specific roadway facilities (e.g., signage and bicycle lanes) in reducing bicycle crashes... - Impact of hospital security programmes and workplace aggression on nurse perceptions of safetyJames D Blando
Assistant Professor, School of Community and Environmental Health College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA Research Scientist, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Trenton, NJ Research Assistant Professor Project Manager, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Professor, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
J Nurs Manag 21:491-8. 2013..They must also address factors that have an impact on the actual risk of violence because this study showed, for the first time, that these may differ from perceptions... - Epidemiology of assault and self-harm injuries treated in a large Romanian Emergency DepartmentMelinda Gal
Mobile Emergency Unit for Resuscitation and Extrication, Mureş County Emergency Hospital, Tirgu Mures, Romania
Eur J Emerg Med 19:146-52. 2012..We examined violent injuries treated in the largest Emergency Department (ED) in Tîrgu Mures County, Romania, with a catchment area of approximately 580 000 residents to describe the epidemiology of assault and self-harm injuries... - Incidence, severity, and patterns of intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries in motorcycle crashesJess F Kraus
Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles 90024 2884, USA
J Trauma 52:548-53. 2002..We detail the frequency, severity, and pattern of intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries that may be helpful in the recognition and medical treatment of such injuries... - Facial trauma and the risk of intracranial injury in motorcycle ridersJess F Kraus
Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles 90024, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:18-26. 2003..We describe the associations among facial fracture, helmet use, skull fracture, and traumatic brain injury in injured motorcycle riders... - Violence against women in Mexico: a study of abuse before and during pregnancyRoberto Castro
Regional Center of Multidisciplinary Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Cuernavaca Morelos
Am J Public Health 93:1110-6. 2003..We identified the prevalence and types of violence experienced by pregnant women, the ways victimization changed during pregnancy from the year prior to pregnancy, and factors associated with violence during pregnancy... - Comparing unintentional and intentional injuries in a school settingMary Ann P Limbos
USC Keck School of Medicine, Division of General Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd, MS 76, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
J Sch Health 73:101-6. 2003..A potential area to focus interventions for intentional injuries are modifications of the school environment and surrounding grounds to improve supervision and monitoring... - Risks for abuse against pregnant Hispanic women: Morelos, Mexico and Los Angeles County, CaliforniaRoberto Castro
Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Apartado Postal 4 106, 62431 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Am J Prev Med 25:325-32. 2003..Although violence against women is gaining international attention as a prevention priority, little is known about how risks differ across countries... - Evaluation of a falls prevention program for independent elderlyCarri Casteel
Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am J Health Behav 28:S51-60. 2004..To evaluate the effectiveness of an older adult falls-prevention program and describe compliance with the program... - Effects of the California graduated driver licensing programThomas M Rice
Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, 10911 Weyburn Avenue, Suite 200, 90024, USA
J Safety Res 35:375-81. 2004..On July 1, 1998, in an effort to ameliorate the problem of high teenage driver crash rates, California implemented a graduated driver licensing system (GDLS)... - Injuries to the head among children enrolled in special educationMary Ann P Limbos
Division of General Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:1057-61. 2004..Injuries to the head comprise 20% to 39% of all school-related injuries. Head injuries among special education students have not been adequately described... - Predictors of nonfatal assault injury to public school teachers in Los Angeles CityCarri Casteel
Department of Epidemiology and Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7505, USA
Am J Ind Med 50:932-9. 2007..This study examines school characteristics that increase the odds of nonfatal teacher assaults and the influence of community crime on these relationships... - Epidemiology of traumatic injuries from earthquakesMarizen Ramirez
Division of Research on Children, Youth and Families, Department of Pediatric, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Epidemiol Rev 27:47-55. 2005 - Effect of war on weapon-related deaths in Croatian children and youthAida Mujkic
School of Medicine, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:140-4. 2008..To identify trends in weapon-related deaths associated with the Homeland War (1991-1995) among children in Croatia...
Research Grants
- Evaluation of California Initiatives to Reduce Violence*Corinne Peek Asa; Fiscal Year: 2004..Such evaluations have been identified as a priority in research agendas including NORA and Workplace Violence: A Report to the Nation. ..
- Research Grants to Prevent Unintentional InjuriesCorinne Peek Asa; Fiscal Year: 2007..Parents and teens will be followed to see if intervention parents meet the intervention's driving goals and to see if the parent and teens report improved driving skills and behaviors in the intervention compared with the control group...
- A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Teen DrivingCORINNE contact PEEK ASA; Fiscal Year: 2010..The long range goal of this research is to reduce crashes and related injuries among teen drivers. ..