Interventions associated with drowning prevention in children and adolescents: Systematic literature review

Injury Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 195-204

  Wallis, Belinda A ^a,b   Watt, Kerrianne ^a,c   Franklin, Richard C ^a,c,d   Taylor, Monica ^a   Nixon, James W ^a   Kimble, Roy M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Royal Life Saving Society Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DROWNING; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929572502     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041216     Document Type: Review

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