Development and evaluation of an intervention to reduce rip current related beach drowning

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-51

  Hatfield, Julie ^a   Williamson, Ann ^a   Sherker, Shauna ^a,c   Brander, Rob ^a   Hayen, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Surf Life Saving Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drowning; Early intervention; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BEACHES;

CONTROL AREA; DROWNING; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOLLOW UP; POST INTERVENTIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESPONSE RATE; RIP CURRENTS;

SURVEYS;

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SEA; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS; TIME; TSUNAMI;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCEANS AND SEAS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIDAL WAVES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862541376     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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