Childhood unintentional injuries: The perceived impact of the environment, lack of supervision and child characteristics

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-279

  Munro, S A ^a   van Niekerk, Ashley ^b   Seedat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Environmental influences; Health; Injury; Parent perceptions; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMMUNITY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PARENTS; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745962104     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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