Home visits reduce the number of hazards for childhood home injuries in Karachi, Pakistan: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-339

  Rehmani, Rifat ^a   LeBlanc, John C ^b  

^a King Abdul Aziz Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood injuries; Hazards; Home visits; Pakistan; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79952736185     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0238-0     Document Type: Article

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