Evaluation of the Safety Detective Program: A Classroom-Based Intervention to Increase Kindergarten Children’s Understanding of Home Safety Hazards and Injury-Risk Behaviors to Avoid

Prevention Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 102-111

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Bell, Melissa ^a   Park, Katey ^a   Pogrebtsova, Katya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Home safety; Intervention; Kindergarten children

Indexed keywords

CHILD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; ONTARIO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SCHOOL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84952630994     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-015-0581-8     Document Type: Article

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