Prevention and reduction of accidental injury in children and older people - HDA Evidence briefing

This evidence briefing is a review about the prevention and reduction of accidental injury in children and older people. The necessity for reviewing reviews of tertiary level research stems from the proliferation over the last decade or more of systematic and other types of review in medicine and public health.

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