Comparison of two programs to teach firearm injury prevention skills to 6- and 7-year-old children

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Gatheridge, Brian J ^a   Miltenberger, Raymond G ^a   Huneke, Daniel F ^a   Satterlund, Melisa J ^a   Mattern, Amanda R ^a   Johnson, Brigette M ^a   Flessner, Christopher A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral skills training; Children; Eddie Eagle; Gun play; Gun safety; In situ training; Injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MATERIALS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROLE PLAYING; SCHOOL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FIREARM; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SAFETY; TEACHING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; ROLE PLAYING; SAFETY; TEACHING; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 16544382997     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2003-0635-L     Document Type: Article

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