Child supervision practices for drowning prevention in rural Bangladesh: A pilot study of supervision tools

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 645-647

  Callaghan, J A ^a   Hyder, A A ^a   Khan, R ^b   Blum, L S ^b   Arifeen, S ^b   Baqui, A H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH MONITORING; LOW INCOME POPULATION; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DROWNING; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DROWNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT EQUIPMENT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 77955601671     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.080903     Document Type: Article

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