Acculturation in Hispanics and childhood poisoning: Are medicines and household cleaners stored properly?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1010-1014

  Crosslin, Katie L ^a   Tsai, Ray ^a   Romo, Claudia V ^a   Tsai, Adela ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Children; Education; Hispanics; Medicines; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CHILDREN; DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; HIGH SCHOOL; HISPANICS; INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; METROPOLITAN AREA; POISONING; PRIMARY CARE CLINICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES; SAFE STORAGE; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH RISKS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

EDUCATION;

DETERGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DETERGENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952453841     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.032     Document Type: Article

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