Estimating the proportion of homes with functioning smoke alarms: A comparison of telephone survey and household survey results

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1112-1114

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

^a OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Greater Dallas Injury Prevention Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; FIRE PROTECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033364043     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.7.1112     Document Type: Article

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