School-Based Prevention Program Associated with Increased Short- and Long-Term Retention of Safety Knowledge

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 387-393

  Klas, Karla S ^a,b   Vlahos, Peter G ^a,b   McCully, Michael J ^a,b   Piche, David R ^a,b   Wang, Stewart C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Bloomfield Township Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84937559744     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000151     Document Type: Article

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