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Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the ecological study design and its application to injury prevention. The advantages and disadvantages of ecological designs are described and the principle characteristics of the ecological design are highlighted. The paper concludes by highlighting the pivotal role that ecological studies can have in our understanding of the complex interaction between the environment and injury, and the application of this design in elucidating key population based strategies for injury prevention.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15691980 PMCID: PMC1730178 DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.003384
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Inj Prev ISSN: 1353-8047 Impact factor: 2.399