- Author
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Zhang, G.
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Lee, A. H.
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Lee, H. C.
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Clinton, M.
- Title
- Fire Safety Among the Elderly in Western Australia.
- Coporate
- Curtin University of Technology, Perty, Australia
Calgary Univ., Calgary, Alta., Canada
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 41,
No. 1,
57-61,
February 2006
- Keywords
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elderly persons
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fire safety
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adults
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risks
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statistical analysis
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statistics
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smoke detectors
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insurance
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morbidity
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mortality
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building fires
- Identifiers
- unsafe dwelling environments; 11 council community centres within metropolitan Perth, Western Australia, between August and October 2004; Australia; odds ratios and associated 95% confidence intervals of factors affecting the prevalence of smoke detector, functional smoke detector and safety; prevalence of fire safety devices by living alone and contents insurance coverage status; prevalence of fire safety devices by home ownership status