Scald prevention campaigns: Do they work?

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 328-333

  Spallek, Melanie ^a   Nixon, Jim ^a   Bain, Chris ^a   Purdie, David M ^a   Spinks, Anneliese ^a   Scott, Debbie ^a   McClure, Rod J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCALD; SCATCHARD PLOT; STUDENT T TEST; THERMOMETRY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; AUSTRALIA; BURNS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LINEAR MODELS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 33947152838     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318031A12D     Document Type: Article

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