Temperament and Children's Unintentional Injuries

Handbook of Personality and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 51-71

  Schwebel, David C ^a   Barton, Benjamin K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Mortality rate; Professional medical attention; Psychoanalysis; Unintentional injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889307654     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713860.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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