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Prescription opioids, alcohol and fatal motor vehicle crashes
The prevalence of prescription opioid use among drivers has increased markedly in the past two decades. This population-based case-control study assesses the associations between prescription opioid use, alcohol use and the risk of fatal crash involvement in US drivers.
Call for papers: Gun violence epidemiology and prevention
Gun violence prevention through sensible firearms policy remains a hot topic in the media, in the US Congress and in the forthcoming general election. This collection aims to bring together a selection of the latest research and developments surrounding gun violence and gun violence prevention.
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Describing a “mass shooting”: the role of databases in understanding burden
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Evaluating a novel sign’s impact on whether park visitors enter a dangerous river
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Effect on background checks of newly-enacted comprehensive background check policies in Oregon and Washington: a synthetic control approach
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Incidence, deaths, and lifetime costs of injury among American Indians and Alaska Natives
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“Death is certain, the time is not”: mortality and survival in Game of Thrones
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Establishing legal limits for driving under the influence of marijuana
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Effectiveness of bystander naloxone administration and overdose education programs: a meta-analysis
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Association between concussion and mental health in former collegiate athletes
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Effects of minimum legal drinking age on alcohol and marijuana use: evidence from toxicological testing data for fatally injured drivers aged 16 to 25 years
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Aims and scope
Injury Epidemiology is dedicated to advancing the scientific foundation for injury prevention and control through timely publication and dissemination of peer-reviewed research. Injury Epidemiology aims to be the premier venue for communicating epidemiologic studies of unintentional and intentional injuries, including, but not limited to, morbidity and mortality from motor vehicle crashes, drug overdose/poisoning, falls, drowning, fires/burns, iatrogenic injury, suicide, homicide, assaults, and abuse.
Read the full aims and scope here.
Editors
Editor-in-Chief
Guohua Li, Columbia University, USA
Managing Editor
Barbara Lang, Columbia University, USA
Editors' profilesJess Kraus Award
The Jess Kraus Award is given each year to the author(s) of the best paper published in Injury Epidemiology, selected by the Editorial Board according to novelty, simplicity, clarity, and potential impact on population health. The winner receives a commemorative plaque and is invited to present a special seminar at Columbia University.
2018 recipient
Interrupted time series design to evaluate the effect of the ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM coding transition on injury hospitalization trends by Slavova et al.
Read the associated blog here.
View past award recipients here.
Institutional affiliation
Injury Epidemiology is published through a partnership between Columbia University Irving Medical Center and BMC.
The Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention's mission is to improve population health by reducing the morbidity and mortality from unintentional and intentional injuries through knowledge creation, dissemination and translation of scientific discoveries, development of innovative and multilevel training and education programs, and promotion of best practices and evidence-based interventions.
Editor spotlight: Stephen Strotmeyer, MPH, PhD
Dr Strotmeyer, is a Research Scientist at the University of Pittsburgh and a Trauma Epidemiologist at the Benedum Pediatric Trauma Program in the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, the region’s only Level I Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. His current research includes trauma-induced disorders of coagulation and trauma recidivism. Stephen serves on the Pediatric Trauma Society’s Research Committee, the Medical Advisory Board for the United States Muaythai Federation, and has completed fellowship training in traumatic occupational injury at The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. A former professional Muaythai fighter, he continues to develop expertise in the health and safety of combat sports athletes, and the epidemiology of injuries.
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