An evaluation of the effectiveness of a baby walker safety standard to prevent stair-fall injuries

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-332

  Rodgers, Gregory B ^a,b   Leland, Elizabeth W ^a,b  

^a US Consumer Product Safety Commission   (United States)

^b US Consumer Product Safety Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby walkers; Infant walker; Injury prevention; Negative binomial regression; Safety standard

Indexed keywords

BABY WALKERS; INFANT WALKERS; INJURY PREVENTION; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL REGRESSION; SAFETY STANDARD;

CODES (STANDARDS); CONSUMER PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; NEWBORN; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WALKING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 27544467015     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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