Cost-effectiveness analysis of a proposed public health legislative/educational strategy to reduce tap water scald injuries in children

Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 248-253

  Han, Ra K ^b   Ungar, Wendy J ^b,c   Macarthur, Colin ^a,b,c  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEAT; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEAT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEGISLATION; MALE; WATER;

EID: 34848839898     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.014480     Document Type: Article

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