Video messaging: What works to persuade mothers to supervise young children more closely in order to reduce injury risk?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1030-1037

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Zdzieborski, Daniel ^a   Sandomierski, Megan ^a   Lasenby Lessard, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Caregiver supervision; Children; Injury prevention; Intervention; Mothers; Video

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; INJURY; MATERNAL CARE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 61649105739     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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