Prevention of drowning: The time is now

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-

  Rivara, Frederick P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DROWNING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SWIMMING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; HUMANS; SWIMMING;

EID: 61449245593     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.277     Document Type: Editorial

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