Promoting childhood water safety: The physician's role

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 45-49

  Schnake, Elena M ^a   Peterson, Nan M ^b,c   Corden, Timothy E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c Madison Area SAFE KIDS Coalition ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APTITUDE; AUTISM; CHILD; DEATH; DEVICE INFECTION; DIVING; DROWNING; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; GENDER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LAW; LONG QT SYNDROME; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SWIMMING POOL; UNITED STATES; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; NEAR DROWNING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; NEAR DROWNING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 19144365100     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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