A community-based programme for the prevention of burns and scalds to pre-school children

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-22

  Harré, Niki ^a   Polzer Debruyne, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child injuries; Community based prevention; Process evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342958704     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443981420102     Document Type: Article

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