Socio-demographic predictors of residential fire and unwillingness to call the fire service in New South Wales

In most industrialised countries, the majority of fire-related deaths and injuries occur in the home. Australia has implemented fire prevention programs and strategies, including the use of smoke alarms, to minimise this burden. The number of reported house fires has declined over the past decade. H...

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Main Authors: W. Kathy Tannous, Kingsley Agho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517300815