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Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH
Seattle, Wash

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:513.

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Background: The majority of injuries to children younger than 5 years occur at home. Multifactorial injury prevention interventions have been shown to reduce injuries in the home. However, few studies have focused specifically on the effect of physical adaptations to the home environment. The effectiveness of such intervention needs to be ascertained.

Objective: To review the evidence for the effect on injuries of modification of the home environment with a primary focus on interventions to reduce physical hazards.

Search Strategy: We searched the following databases: APId, ASSIA, British Nursing Index, CINAHL, Cochrane Library databases, Dissertation Abstracts, EMBASE, HealthSTAR, ICONDA, ISI Science (and Social Science) Citation Index, MEDLINE, National Research Register, PREMEDLINE, SIGLE, and Urbadisk. Conference proceedings and reference lists were scanned. Experts in the field and trialists were contacted. Searches were not restricted to the English language. Handsearching of relevant journals was not conducted.

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