Initial community response to a childhood drowning prevention programme in a rural setting in Bangladesh

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-25

  Rahman, A ^a   Miah, A H ^a   Mashreky, S R ^a   Shafinaz, S ^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

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DROWNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DROWNING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 77449085289     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.021311     Document Type: Article

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