The walksafe program: Developing and evaluating the educational component

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Hotz, Gillian ^a,b   De Marcilla, Anamarie Garces ^a   Lutfi, Khaleeq ^a   Kennedy, Amy ^a   Castellon, Pedro ^a   Duncan, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lois Pope Life Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Children; Education; Injury prevention; Knowledge; Pedestrian

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PEDESTRIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 68049127521     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181937f62     Document Type: Article

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