Analysis of the childhood fatal drowning situation in Bangladesh: Exploring prevention measures for low-income countries

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-79

  Rahman, A ^a   Mashreky, S R ^a   Chowdhury, S M ^a   Giashuddin, M S ^a   Uhaa, I J ^b   Shafinaz, S ^b   Hossain, M ^b   Linnan, M ^c   Rahman, F ^a  

^a Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c The Alliance for Safe Children (TASC)   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DROWNING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DROWNING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 67649881329     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.020123     Document Type: Article

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