Socioeconomic variation in injury hospitalisations in Australian children ≤ 16 years: a 10-year population-based cohort study.

Findings support the notion that the risk of injury hospitalisation among children differs according to socioeconomic gradient and has implications for childhood injury prevention. Policy makers should consider socioeconomic differences in the design of injury prevention measures, particularly measures directed at modifying the built environment and home-based interventions.