Three common beliefs that are impediments to injury prevention

Injury Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 290-293

  Hemenway, David ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; MORALS; RATIONALIZATION; SCAPEGOATING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84880329487     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040507     Document Type: Article

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