Nonfatal injury incidence and risk factors among middle school students from four Polynesian countries: The Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga

Type Journal Article - Injury
Title Nonfatal injury incidence and risk factors among middle school students from four Polynesian countries: The Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga
Author(s)
Volume 47
Issue 5
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2016
Page numbers 1135-1142
Publisher Elsevier
URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138315008347
Abstract
The burden of injuries in Pacific Island countries is understudied despite the known challenges associated with many residents having limited access to advanced medical and surgical care when they sustain a serious injury. This paper examines nonfatal injuries among early adolescent schoolchildren (those primarily ages 13?15 years) from four Polynesian countries.