Methodological approaches used to assess the relationship between parental supervision and child injury risk

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-138

  Petrass, L A ^a   Finch, C F ^a   Blitvich, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67650003294     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.019521     Document Type: Article

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