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	[Reviewer Acknowledgement 2002]

EDITORIALS:

I B Pless

A trip on the world wide web
Inj Prev 2002 8: 261. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.261 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GUEST EDITORIAL:

P Alpers

Yes, Americans are often shot—and so are many others
Inj Prev 2002 8: 262. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.262 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

COMMENTARIES:

L S Robertson

Bias in estimates of seat belt effectiveness
Inj Prev 2002 8: 263. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.263 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SPECIAL REPORT:

A B Bergman, B Gray, J M Moffat, E S Simpson, and F P Rivara

Mobilizing for pedestrian safety: an experiment in community action
Inj Prev 2002 8: 264-267. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.264 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEWS AND NOTES:

News and notes
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

J A Stevens and A M Dellinger

Motor vehicle and fall related deaths among older Americans 1990–98: sex, race, and ethnic disparities
Inj Prev 2002 8: 272-275. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.272 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W A Ray, J R Daugherty, and M R Griffin

Lipid-lowering agents and the risk of hip fracture in a Medicaid population
Inj Prev 2002 8: 276-279. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N M Peel, D J Kassulke, and R J McClure

Population based study of hospitalised fall related injuries in older people
Inj Prev 2002 8: 280-283. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.280 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B A Chang, B E Ebel, and F P Rivara

Child passenger safety: potential impact of the Washington State booster seat law on childcare centers
Inj Prev 2002 8: 284-288. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.284 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M L Smith and L R Berger

Assessing community child passenger safety efforts in three Northwest Tribes
Inj Prev 2002 8: 289-292. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.289 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Web-only Appendix  

A F Williams, J K Wells, and C M Farmer

Effectiveness of Ford’s belt reminder system in increasing seat belt use
Inj Prev 2002 8: 293-296. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Borrell, M Rodríguez, J Ferrando, M T Brugal, M I Pasarín, V Martínez, and A Plaséncia

Role of individual and contextual effects in injury mortality: new evidence from small area analysis
Inj Prev 2002 8: 297-302. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Mock, C Arreola Rissa, R Trevino Perez, V Almazan Saavedra, J Enrique Zozaya, R Gonzalez Solis, K Simpson, and M Hernandez Torre

Childhood injury prevention practices by parents in Mexico
Inj Prev 2002 8: 303-305. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A J Taylor, G McGwin, Jr, F Valent, and L W Rue, III

Fatal occupational electrocutions in the United States
Inj Prev 2002 8: 306-312. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.306 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Hemenway and M Miller

Association of rates of household handgun ownership, lifetime major depression, and serious suicidal thoughts with rates of suicide across US census regions
Inj Prev 2002 8: 313-316. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.313 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Taylor and P Scuffham

New Zealand bicycle helmet law—do the costs outweigh the benefits?
Inj Prev 2002 8: 317-320. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.317 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Howe and M Crilly

Identification and characteristics of victims of violence identified by emergency physicians, triage nurses, and the police
Inj Prev 2002 8: 321-323. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.321 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A J Macnab, T Smith, F A Gagnon, and M Macnab

Effect of helmet wear on the incidence of head/face and cervical spine injuries in young skiers and snowboarders
Inj Prev 2002 8: 324-327. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BRIEF REPORTS:

D Rowland and I Roberts

Potential public health importance of the oven ready chip
Inj Prev 2002 8: 328-329. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Sznajder, B Chevallier, J Yacoubovitch, P Aegerter, and B Auvert

Implementation of a system of surveillance of childhood injuries involved in a Safe Community program: the example of Boulogne-Billancourt (France)
Inj Prev 2002 8: 330-331. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.330 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

METHODOLOGIC ISSUES:

J Langley, S Stephenson, C Cryer, and B Borman

Traps for the unwary in estimating person based injury incidence using hospital discharge data
Inj Prev 2002 8: 332-337. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.332 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Cummings

Association of seat belt use with death: a comparison of estimates based on data from police and estimates based on data from trained crash investigators
Inj Prev 2002 8: 338-341. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Lunetta, A Penttilä, and A Sajantila

Drowning in Finland: "external cause" and "injury" codes
Inj Prev 2002 8: 342-344. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.342 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOARD MEMBER BIOGRAPHY:

James A Mercy
Inj Prev 2002 8: 344. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.344 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS:

D J Wiebe and S B Sorenson

Studying homicide in the home and how guns are kept
Inj Prev 2002 8: 345. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.345 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A A Hyder

Patterns of violence in Karachi, Pakistan
Inj Prev 2002 8: 345. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.345-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Razzak, D Marsh, and S Stansfield

District hospital based injury data—are they an option in a developing country?
Inj Prev 2002 8: 345-346. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.345-b [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J B Lowe

When doing nothing can cause harm
Inj Prev 2002 8: 346. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.346 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEW:

B Guyer

Injury Control: A Guide to Research and Program Evaluation.: Edited by FP Rivara, P Cummings, TD Koepsell, DC Grossman, and RV Maier. (Pp 304; £65 hardback.) Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-521-661528.
Inj Prev 2002 8: 346. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.346-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SPLINTERS & FRAGMENTS:

A Guard

Splinters & Fragments
Inj Prev 2002 8: 348. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.348 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LACUNAE:

LACUNAE
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ELECTRONIC PAGES:

Author index
Inj Prev 2002; 8: e1. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.e1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Subject index
Inj Prev 2002; 8: e2. doi:10.1136/ip.8.4.e2 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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