Abusive head trauma incidence and prevention in Queensland, Australia
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Infant abusive head trauma prevention: acceptability of the Period of PURPLE Crying® program in far North Queensland, Australia.
INTRODUCTION A study examined the appropriateness and likelihood of usage of the north American Period of PURPLE Crying® intervention program in far north Queensland, to educate families about the risk of infant abusive head trauma (AHT)/shaken baby syndrome. METHODS A mixed-method cross-sectional study with a questionnaire and semi-structured interview was conducted with 33 health profession...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Prevention
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1353-8047,1475-5785
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590d.16