Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 50-57 , January 2008

Socioeconomic Disparities in the Prevalence of Work-Related Injuries Among Adolescents in the United States

  • Kimberly J. Rauscher, M.A., Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kimberly J. Rauscher, M.A., Sc.D., Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bank of America Building, Suite 500, CB #7505, 137 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.
    • ,
  • Douglas J. Myers, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Family Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Received 8 March 2007 ,Accepted 17 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.08.003

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 50-57 , January 2008

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