Validity and reliability of responses to a self-report home safety survey designed for use in a community-based child injury prevention programme

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-196

  Yorkston, Emily ^a   Turner, Cathy ^a   Schluter, Philip ^a   McClure, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood injury; Community intervention; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUEENSLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SELF DISCLOSURE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33644830439     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1566097042000265791     Document Type: Article

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