Preventing injuries in children: Cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7189, 1999, Pages 980-983

  Kendrick, Denise ^a   Marsh, Patricia ^b   Fielding, Katherine ^b   Miller, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH VISITOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033541489     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7189.980     Document Type: Article

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