Promoting child safety in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce baby walker use

Denise Kendrick, Rachel Illingworth, Amanda Woods, Kim Watts, Jacqueline Collier, Michael Dewey, Rhydian Hapgood, Chih-Mei Chen

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Abstract

Baby walkers are commonly used items of nursery equipment, but cause more than 3000 injuries each year in the UK. There is currently little evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions in primary care to reduce walker use.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)582-588
Number of pages7
JournalBritish Journal of General Practice
Volume55
Issue number517
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2005

Keywords

  • Accident Prevention
  • Adult
  • Attitude to Health
  • Child Health Services
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant Equipment
  • Mothers
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Care
  • Preventive Health Services
  • Questionnaires

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