Preventing childhood scalds within the home: Overview of systematic reviews and a systematic review of primary studies

Burns

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 907-924

  Zou, Kun ^a   Wynn, Persephone M ^a   Miller, Philip ^b   Hindmarch, Paul ^c   Majsak Newman, Gosia ^d   Young, Ben ^a   Hayes, Mike ^e   Kendrick, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e CHILD ACCIDENT PREVENTION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Home; Prevention; Scald; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; TAP WATER;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COOKING; EDUCATION; HOME ACCIDENT; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; KITCHEN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCALD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THERMAL INJURY; WATER TEMPERATURE; ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DEVICES; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SANITATION; THERMOMETER;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COOKING; HUMANS; INFANT; SANITARY ENGINEERING; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 84931562181     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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