Evaluation of interventions to prevent injuries: An overview

Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-147

  Dannenberg, Andrew L ^a,b   Fowler, Carolyn J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Intervention; Methods

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032086520     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.4.2.141     Document Type: Review

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