Cultural Differences in Young Children's Vulnerability to Injuries: A Risk and Protection Perspective

Health Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-298

  Vaughan, Elaine ^a   Anderson, Craig ^a   Agran, Phyllis ^a,b   Winn, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ethnicity and risk; Injury prevention; Resilience; Risk vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2142656428     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.23.3.289     Document Type: Article

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