A statewide survey of hazards in child care centers

Injury Prevention

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 202-207

  Browning, Kimberly S ^a   Runyan, Carol W ^a   Kotch, Jonathan B ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Hazards; Regulations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DAY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030224232     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2.3.202     Document Type: Article

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