Evaluating Health and Safety Knowledge of Preschoolers: Assessing Their Early Start to Being Health Smart

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 160-165

  Mobley, Caryl E ^a   Evashevski, Joan ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034231066     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mph.2000.103954     Document Type: Article

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