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A Test Bed to Examine Helmet Fit and Retention and Biomechanical Measures of Head and Neck Injury in Simulated Impact
Published on: September 21, 2017
Risk factors for major injuries to the face and teeth
1Department of Community Oral Health, Oral Health Centre, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X08, Mitchells Plain, 7785, South Africa.
Abstract:
Hyperactivity in children was significantly associated with the occurrence of major injuries affecting the face and/or teeth. Other important risk factors included being male, from lower social class and single-parent households, and scoring high for conduct disorder. The behavioural risk factors were significantly more common in children living in families receiving benefits, lower social classes and non-nuclear families.
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