Personal floatation device usage: Do educational efforts have an impact?

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 346-356

  Treser, Charles D ^a   Trusty, Michaela N ^a   Yang, Peggy P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DROWNING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHIP; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SHIPS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0030612853     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343315     Document Type: Review

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