@article{cb9fc3c6d35c4c1fb33d54a3d1791971,
title = "Childhood accidents, family size and birth order",
abstract = "The relationship between accidents and number of children in the household was assessed in 10,394 children surveyed at ages 5 and 10 years. The analyses suggest that living in a household with 3 or more children during the presschool period increases a child's risk of experiencing accidents that result in hospitalization; and that living in a household with 4 or more children increases the risk of such accidents to school-age children. The number of older rather than younger children had the greatest impact on accident risk. The observed odds ratios suggest that children with 4 or more siblings have 80% to 90% more injuries resulting in hospitalization than only children. The proportions of children with one or more accidents (regardless of the place of treatment) and with repeat accidents were unrelated to family size. Environmental differences between families of varying size accounted for the association with hospitalized accidents.",
keywords = "accidents, child, family characteristics, preschool",
author = "Bijur, {Polly E.} and Jean Golding and Matthew Kurzon",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported by grants from the Departmento f Health and Social Security (U.K.), the Departmenot f Educationa nd Science( U.K.), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.A.), and the William T. Grant Foundation. Funding Information: Acknowledgements-The Child Health and Education Study{\textquoteright}s S-yearf ollow-up was fundedb y a grant from the Medical ResearchC ouncil, with additionals upport from Action for the Crippled Child and from the National BirthdayT rust.T he IO-yearf ollow-upw asf undedb y grants from the Departmento f Health and Social Security,t he Joseph RowntreeM emorialT rust, the Departmenot f Education and Science,t he U.S. National Instituteo f Health and Human Development,a nd the Manpower Services Commission.T he analysesw eref undedb y the William T. Grant FoundationF acultyS cholarsP rogram.W e gratefully acknowledgeth e contributiono f the Regionala nd District Health Authorities, Health Boards, and health visitors throughoutE ngland,S cotlanda nd Walesa nd all academic staff who havep reviouslyb eeni nvolvedi n the preparation and developmenot f the data sets. Copyright: Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "1988",
doi = "10.1016/0277-9536(88)90176-1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "26",
pages = "839--843",
journal = "Ethics in Science and Medicine",
issn = "0277-9536",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "8",
}