Safe Kids Worldwide. Preventing Unintentional Childhood Injuries across the Globe

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1367-1380

  Mickalide, Angela ^a   Carr, Kate ^a  

^a Safe Kids Worldwide   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Behavior change; Distraction; Emerging issues; Unintentional injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASPHYXIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BURN; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DROWNING; DRUG SAFETY; FALLING; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHILD; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84868157985     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.08.008     Document Type: Review

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