Safe communities in China as a strategy for injury prevention and safety promotion programmes in the era of rapid economic growth

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 205-214

  Wang, Shu Mei ^a   Dalal, Koustuv ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

China; Economic development; Injury prevention; Safe Community; Safety promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DROWNING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; FALLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DROWNING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SUICIDE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872678302     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9594-4     Document Type: Review

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