Older siblings as supervisors: Does this influence young children's risk of unintentional injury?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 807-817

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   MacIsaac, Trevor J ^a   Klemencic, Nora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Children; Siblings; Supervision; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SIBLING;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREDICTION; SIBLING; TELEPHONE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING RELATIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846178293     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.10.036     Document Type: Article

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