Association between wearing a personal floatation device and death by drowning among recreational boaters: A matched cohort analysis of United States Coast Guard data

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 156-159

  Cummings, P ^a   Mueller, B A ^a   Quan, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SHIP; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RECREATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SHIPS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958292983     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.028688     Document Type: Article

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