Do self reported safety behaviours predict childhood unintentional injuries?

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-17

  Hapgood, R ^a   Kendrick, D ^a   Marsh, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Proxy measures; Safety behaviours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PARENT; RISK; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PARENTS; RISK; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035291755     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.1.14     Document Type: Article

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