Prevention of drowning in infants, children, and adolescents

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 440-445

  Brenner, Ruth A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DROWNING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL;

EID: 0042131567     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.2.440     Document Type: Review

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