Urban minority youth swimming (in)ability in the united states and associated demographic characteristics: Toward a drowning prevention plan

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 234-239

  Irwin, C C ^a   Irwin, R L ^a   Ryan, T D ^a   Drayer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DROWNING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DROWNING; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 71549114215     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.020461     Document Type: Article

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