title: Home injuries among adults in Stavanger, Norway.
abstract: Norwegian injury register data were analyzed to examine unintentional home injuries among persons ages 25 to 64 years residing in Stavanger, Norway, during 1992. A total of 782 persons received medical treatment for injury during 1992 (15.4 per 1000 population). The incidence was similar for males and females (15.8 and 14.9 per 1000 population); however, the exposure-specific injury rate was significantly higher for males (6.0 vs 4.1 per 1 million person-hours). This difference was entirely due to the much higher injury rate among males aged 25 to 44 years. The estimated first year cost (direct and indirect) per injury was $2700. Home injuries among adults appear to be an overlooked public health problem that warrants increased attention.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kopjar
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wickizer
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology