Unintentional child home injury incidence and patterns in six countries in Europe

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 129-139

  Sengoelge, Mathilde ^a,b   Bauer, Robert ^b   Laflamme, Lucie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Austrian Road Safety Board   (Austria)

Author keywords

child; home; incidence estimate; patterns; products

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FRANCE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NETHERLANDS; PORTUGAL; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 59649106163     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300802357653     Document Type: Article

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