Reduction of the drowning risk for young children, but increased risk for children of recently immigrated non-Westerners;Afname van het verdrinkingsrisico bij jonge kinderen, maar verhoogd risico bij kinderen van recent geïmmigreerde niet-westerse allochtonen

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 152, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 1216-1220

  Garssen, M J ^a   Hoogenboezem, J ^a   Bierens, J J L M ^b  

^a STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 45149093749     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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