Barriers to, and facilitators of, the prevention of unintentional injury in children in the home: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-126

  Smithson, Janet ^a   Garside, Ruth ^a   Pearson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953267625     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.026989     Document Type: Review

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