Will Mothers Use Free Household Safety Devices?

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 61-64

  Dershewitz, Robert A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOME ACCIDENT; HOUSEHOLD; INFANT; INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT SURVEY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHERS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0018359055     PISSN: 00968994     EISSN: 23742976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130010067011     Document Type: Article

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