Is It of Any Practical Value To Identify "Accident-Prone" Children?
- 1 November 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 60 (5) , 786
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.60.5.786
Abstract
The article by Padilla et al. concerning predicting accident frequency in children (Pediatrics 58:223, August 1976) is certainly timely, yet several comments should be made. Padilla et al. are trying to formulate a predictive model for the identification of the "accident-prone" child, presumably for screening purposes. It is clear that the vast majority of accidents do not occur to the "accident repeater," a term which may be defined as a person who has three or more accidents that come to medical attention per year.Keywords
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