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Linda Rothman

PhD, Toronto Metropolitan University
Verified email at ryerson.ca
Cited by 2486

The decline in active school transportation (AST): A systematic review of the factors related to AST and changes in school transport over time in North America

L Rothman, AK Macpherson, T Ross, RN Buliung - Preventive medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Active travel to school has declined during the last 50 years in North America. During the last
decade, the children's active school transportation (AST) literature has grown. This …

Walking and child pedestrian injury: a systematic review of built environment correlates of safe walking

L Rothman, R Buliung, C Macarthur, T To… - Injury …, 2014 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background The child active transportation literature has focused on walking, with little
attention to risk associated with increased traffic exposure. This paper reviews the literature …

[HTML][HTML] Disability and pedestrian road traffic injury: A scoping review

N Schwartz, R Buliung, A Daniel, L Rothman - Health & place, 2022 - Elsevier
Disability and ableism remain a nascent area of inquiry in road traffic injury research. A
scoping review of academic literature was conducted to understand the state of knowledge …

Annual and seasonal trends in ambulatory visits for pediatric concussion in Ontario between 2003 and 2013

RL Zemek, AM Grool, DR Duque, C DeMatteo… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate annual and seasonal trends in physician office and emergency
department (ED) visit rates for pediatric concussion in Ontario between 2003 and 2013 …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of social and built environment features on children walking to school: an observational study

L Rothman, T To, R Buliung, C Macarthur, A Howard - Preventive medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To estimate the proportion of children living within walking distance who walk to
school in Toronto, Canada and identify built and social environmental correlates of walking …

Body-checking rules and childhood injuries in ice hockey

A Macpherson, L Rothman, A Howard - Pediatrics, 2006 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND. Body checking is the predominant mechanism of youth ice hockey injuries.
The Canadian Hockey Association has allowed body checking from ages 12 to 13 (peewee …

Associations between parents׳ perception of traffic danger, the built environment and walking to school

L Rothman, R Buliung, T To, C Macarthur… - Journal of Transport & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Walking to school is an important source of physical activity for children.
Parents are the key decision makers regarding school travel mode, with parents׳ …

Are school zones effective? An examination of motor vehicle versus child pedestrian crashes near schools

J Warsh, L Rothman, M Slater… - Injury …, 2009 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Objective: To analyse the relationships between factors related to school location and motor
vehicle versus child pedestrian collisions. Methods: Data on all police-reported motor …

Motor vehicle-pedestrian collisions and walking to school: the role of the built environment

L Rothman, C Macarthur, T To, R Buliung… - Pediatrics, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Initiatives to increase active school transportation are popular. However,
increased walking to school could increase collision risk. The built environment is related to …

[HTML][HTML] Active school transportation and the built environment across Canadian cities: findings from the child active transportation safety and the environment (CHASE …

L Rothman, B Hagel, A Howard, MS Cloutier… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Walking and bicycling to school (active school transportation, AST) has been in decline for
decades in North America and globally with the rise of automobility. This cross-sectional …