Residential fire related deaths and injuries among children: Fireplay, smoke alarms, and prevention

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 128-132

  Istre, Gregory R ^a   McCoy, M ^a   Carlin, D K ^b   McClain, J ^c  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Dallas Fire Rescue   (United States)

^c Dallas County Medical Examiner Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CRIME; FEMALE; FIRE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036599022     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.2.128     Document Type: Article

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