Validity of self reported home safety practices

Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-75

  Chen, L H ^a   Gielen, Andrea C ^a   McDonald, E M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMETIC AGENT; IPECAC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FIRE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PARENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EMETICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FIRES; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IPECAC; MALE; PARENTS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY;

EID: 0038024046     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.1.73     Document Type: Article

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