Expanding the precautionary principle

Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-2

  Pless, I B ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0038024081     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.1.1     Document Type: Editorial

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