Water safety education among primary school children in Grenada

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-270

  Solomon, Rachele ^a   Giganti, Mark J ^a   Weiner, Allison ^b   Akpinar Elci, Muge ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^b CAPELLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

drowning; education; primary prevention; water safety

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DROWNING; FEMALE; GRENADA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SCHOOL; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DROWNING; FACULTY; FEMALE; GRENADA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; WATER;

EID: 84882932667     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2012.717083     Document Type: Article

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