A new definition of drowning: towards documentation and prevention of a global public health problem

• Main Authors: E.F. van Beeck (Author), C.M. Branche (Author), D. Szpilman (Author), J.H. Modell (Author), J.J.L.M. Bierens (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: The World Health Organization, 2005-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Drowning is a major global public health problem. Effective prevention of drowning requires programmes and policies that address known risk factors throughout the world. Surveillance, however, has been hampered by the lack of a uniform and internationally accepted definition that permits all relevan...