Caregiver factors and pool fencing: An exploratory analysis

Injury Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-261

  Fisher, K John ^a   Balanda, Kevin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Drowning; Home injury; Pool safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; SWIMMING POOL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 0031298534     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.3.4.257     Document Type: Article

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