Cost effectiveness analysis of a smoke alarm giveaway program in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 276-281

  Haddix, Anne C ^a   Mallonee, Sue ^b   Waxweiler, R ^c   Douglas, M R ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Cost effectiveness; Fires; Smoke alarms

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FIRE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FIRES; HUMAN; OKLAHOMA; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0035650842     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.4.276     Document Type: Article

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