A new definition of drowning: towards documentation and prevention of a global public health problem
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2005-11-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005001100015&lng=en&tlng=en |