Comparison of community based smoke detector distribution methods in an urban community

Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-32

  Douglas, Malinda Reddish ^a   Mallonee, Sue ^a   Istre, Gregory R ^b  

^a Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Service   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIRE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SMOKE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; FIRES; HUMANS; OKLAHOMA; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SMOKE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032020198     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.4.1.28     Document Type: Article

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