| Literature DB >> 1566958 |
Abstract
Newspapers have not been extensively evaluated as an injury surveillance source. We compared clippings with medical examiner records for 45 residential fire deaths and 58 drownings of children to assess extent, completeness, and accuracy of newspaper coverage. Newspapers covered 96% of the fire fatalities and 78% of the drownings and contained more information than medical examiner records on several factors, including fire cause and smoke detector presence, pool fences, warning signs, and supervision of children.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1566958 PMCID: PMC1694136 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.82.5.745
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308