Measuring contamination in an injury prevention randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-199

  Watson, Michael ^a   Kendrick, Denise ^a   Woods, Amanda ^a   Dewey, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias; Design of randomised controlled trials; Injury prevention; Measuring contamination

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FAMILY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33644824426     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300500088949     Document Type: Note

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