Rationales for home safety promotion in the Iranian primary healthcare system: Results from a pilot study

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-64

  Mohammadi, Reza ^a,b   Ekman, R ^a,c   Svanstrom L ^a   Gooya, M M ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^c NCO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community safety promotion; Home safety; Injury prevention; Iran; National programme

Indexed keywords

DRUG; POISON;

HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH CARE; NATIONAL STRATEGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ELECTRICITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; IRAN; KITCHEN; MORTALITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSING; HUMANS; IRAN; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 29544432794     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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