Caregiver supervision and injury risk for young children: Time to re-examine the issue

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-219

  Schwebe, David C ^a   Kendrick, Denise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; EDITORIAL; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INJURY; STANDARD;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; HUMANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 71549158853     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.022202     Document Type: Editorial

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