Using a computer kiosk to promote child safety: Results of a randomized, controlled trial in an urban pediatric emergency department

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 330-339

  Gielen, Andrea Carlson ^a   McKenzie, Lara B ^a,d   McDonald, Eileen M ^a   Shields, Wendy C ^a   Wang, Mei Cheng ^a   Cheng, Yu Jen ^a   Weaver, Nancy L ^b   Walker, Allen R ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child safety seats; Computer kiosk; Emergency department; Injury prevention; Low literacy; Poison prevention; Precaution adoption process model; Smoke alarms; Trauma center

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; SAFETY;

EID: 34547665398     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2703     Document Type: Article

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