Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 427-433 , May 2006

The impact of home safety promotion on different social strata in a WHO safe community

Received 14 April 2005 ,Revised 21 November 2005 ,Accepted 7 December 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.12.002

Public Health
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