Risk factors for childhood drownina in rural regions of a developing country: A case-control study

Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 178-182

  Yang, Li ^b   Nong, Quan Qing ^b   Li, Chun Ling ^b   Feng, Qi Ming ^b   Lo, Sing Kai ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 34347204125     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.013409     Document Type: Article

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