Proximity to vacant buildings is associated with increased fire risk in Baltimore, Maryland, homes

Injury Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-102

  Schachterle, Stephen E ^a   Bishai, David ^b   Shields, Wendy ^b   Stepnitz, Rebecca ^b   Gielen, Andrea C ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FIRE; HOUSING; RISK; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FIRES; HOUSING; MARYLAND; RISK;

EID: 84859107061     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040022     Document Type: Article

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