International Journal of Public Health and Safety

Lynham A

Publications

• Research Article
  Climatic Effects on the Incidence of Interpersonal Maxillofacial Trauma
  Author(s): Thomas J, Lynham A, Scott Borgna, Jones L and Vasani SThomas J, Lynham A, Scott Borgna, Jones L and Vasani S
  
  Introduction and Aims: The relationship between interpersonal violence and weather has been described in international studies. This study compared the daily incidence of interpersonal maxillofacial trauma in Brisbane over a 1 year period with respect to local weather conditions and temporal factors, such as weekends and public holidays. Design and Methods: The cases included in the study were Brisbane residents with maxillofacial trauma who presented to the maxillofacial surgery clinic at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital after being assaulted. The daily maximum and minimum temperatures, rainfall, and solar exposure were recorded at the Brisbane weather station, and this data was used in Poisson regression analyses with respect to trauma data, weekends, and public holidays. Results: 389 assaults resulting .. Read More»
  

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