Parental survey of beliefs and practices about bathing and water safety and their children: Guidance for drowning prevention

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-62

  Lee, Lois K ^a   Thompson, Kimberly M ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathing; Drowning; Parental supervision; Water safety

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

BATHING; DROWNING; DROWNING PREVENTION; INFANTS; PARENTAL SUPERVISION; WATER SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; DROWNING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATHS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750289422     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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