Risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-108

  Runyan, Carol W ^a,b,c   Johnson, Renee M ^a   Yang, Jingzhen ^a   Waller, Anna E ^a,b   Perkis, David ^a   Marshall, Stephen W ^a   Coyne Beasley, Tamera ^a,b   McGee, Kara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Bank of America Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITORING; BURN; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; FIRE PROTECTION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALD; UNITED STATES; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BURNS; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIRES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11144248694     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.014     Document Type: Review

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