Assessing poisoning risks related to storage of household hazardous materials: Using a focus group to improve a survey questionnaire

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Kaufman, Martin M ^a   Smolinske, Susan ^b   Keswick, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; IBUPROFEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FOCUS GROUPS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PRODUCT LABELING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK FACTORS; TELEPHONE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 24044481320     PISSN: 1476069X     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-4-16     Document Type: Review

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