QuickStats: Rates of Injury From Sports, Recreation, and Leisure Activities Among Children and Adolescents Aged 1–17 Years, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2015–2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Rates of Injury from Sports, Recreation, and Leisure Activities Among Children and Adolescents Aged 1–17 Years, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2015–2017
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Hawkins, LaJeana D. ; Joyner, Sibeso N.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  In 2015–2017, the rate of sports, recreation, and leisure injuries among children and adolescents aged 1–17 years was 82.9 per 1,000 population. The rate of sports, recreation, and leisure injuries increased with age from 48.4 for those aged 1–4 years, to 72.7 for those aged 5–11 years, and to 117.1 for those aged 12–17 years.
  
  Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2015–2017.
  
  Reported by: LaJeana D. Hawkins, MPH, Sibeso N. Joyner, MPH.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 68(20):466
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6820a6
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  31120869
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6532948
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  20
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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