A randomized trial evaluating child dog-bite prevention in rural China through video-based testimonials

Health Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 454-464

  Shen, Jiabin ^a   Pang, Shulan ^b   Schwebel, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NORTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Child; Dog bite; Injury; Prevention; Testimonial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PREVENTION STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; VIDEORECORDING; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BITES AND STINGS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; DOGS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SOCIAL CLASS; VIDEO RECORDING; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84946077224     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000273     Document Type: Article

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