"What do kids know": A survey of 420 Grade 5 students in Cambodia on their knowledge of burn prevention and first-aid treatment

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-351

  Hsiao, Marvin ^a   Tsai, Brian ^a   Uk, Pisey ^c   Jo, Harrison ^e   Gomez, Manuel ^b   Gollogly, James G ^d   Beveridge, Massey ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Ross Tilley Burn Centre   (Canada)

^c Université des Sciences de la Santé   (Cambodia)

^d Children's Surgical Centre   (Cambodia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burn prevention; Cambodia; Elementary school children; First aid treatment for burns

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CAMBODIA; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; TEACHER; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CAMBODIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; TELEVISION;

EID: 33947196288     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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