Drowning deaths of zero- to five-year-old children in Victorian dams, 1989-2001

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 300-308

  Bugeja, Lyndal ^a   Franklin, Richard ^b  

^a State Coroner's Office   (Australia)

^b Royal Life Saving Society Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child safe play areas; Children; Coroner; Injury prevention; Supervision; Water safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD SAFETY; DEMOGRAPHY; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VICTORIA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 28944443372     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2005.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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