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

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: E.F. van Beeck (Συγγραφέας), C.M. Branche (Συγγραφέας), D. Szpilman (Συγγραφέας), J.H. Modell (Συγγραφέας), J.J.L.M. Bierens (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: The World Health Organization, 2005-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: 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...