Raquel Siqueira Barcelos, Iná da Silva Dos Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Luciana Anselmi, Fernando Celso Barros
INTRODUCTION: Injuries during childhood, which mostly consist of falls, burns, drowning, poisonings and car crashes, are among the main causes of death among children and young adults in several countries. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between maternal depression and the incidence of injuries during childhood. METHODS: In 2004, children who were born in the municipality of Pelotas, Brazil, were enrolled in a population-based birth cohort, with evaluations at birth and at 3, 12, 24 and 48 months of age...
February 26, 2018: Injury Prevention: Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention