Risk of childhood injury: Predictors of mothers' perceptions

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 188-193

  Sellström, Eva ^a   Olof Hörnquist, Jan ^a   Bremberg, Sven ^b   Gärling, Anita ^c  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

health education; maternal perceptions; predictors of risk perception; risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034278226     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948000280030701     Document Type: Article

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