Children reporting rescuing other children drowning in rural Bangladesh: A descriptive study

Injury Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue E1, 2015, Pages e51-e55

  Mecrow, Tom Stefan ^a   Rahman, Aminur ^a   Linnan, Michael ^b   Scarr, Justin ^c   Mashreky, Saidur Rahman ^d   Talab, Abu ^d   Fazlur Rahman, A K M ^d  

^a International Drowning Research Centre Bangladesh (IDRC B)   (Bangladesh)

^b The Alliance for Safe Children (TASC)   (Thailand)

^c Royal Life Saving Society Australia   (Australia)

^d Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DROWNING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWIMMING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWIMMING;

EID: 84940590750     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041015     Document Type: Article

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