This report was developed as an update of the Youthsafe report, published in 2000 on a systematic review of the evidence on preventing injuries to young people aged 15-24 years (Elkington et al 2000). A significant review of the literature specifically addressing youth injury prevention has not been undertaken since that time.

This review was commissioned to inform Youthsafe of the current state of the evidence, regarding the prevention of injuries to young people aged 15-24 years with a focus on road, work, sport and recreational injuries and to assist in informing others, based on published and unpublished studies of acceptable quality.
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