title: Adolescents, accidents and the need to extend our scope of research.
abstract: Accidents in adolescence result in mortality and disability that in many cases could have been prevented. The issue is a multi-factorial complex phenomenon, where new research ideas are needed to improve outcome. This short communication presents several research ideas that could provide new relevant answers.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences and the Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. jacobur@clalit.org.il
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Urkin
authors.forename: Yair
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bar-David
authors.forename: Ely
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kozminsky
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D003681:Dehydration / Q000503:physiopathology; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012106:Research; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology