Preventing unintentional injuries to children in the home: A systematic review of the effectiveness of programmes supplying and/or installing home safety equipment

Health Promotion International

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 376-392

  Pearson, Mark ^a   Garside, Ruth ^a   Moxham, Tiffany ^a   Anderson, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

home environment; systematic review; unintentional injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80051768211     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq074     Document Type: Review

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