Self-reported water and drowning risk exposure at surf beaches

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-188

  Morgan, Damian ^a   Ozanne Smith, Joan ^a   Triggs, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bathing beaches; Drowning; Environmental exposure; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AQUATIC SPORT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DROWNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASHORE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURF BEACH; SURFING; SWIMMING; TIME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BATHING BEACHES; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEAR DROWNING; OCEANS AND SEAS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWIMMING; TIDAL WAVES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349105457     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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