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Author
Zhang, G. | Lee, A. H. | Lee, H. C. | Clinton, M.
Title
Fire Safety Among the Elderly in Western Australia.
Coporate
Curtin University of Technology, Perty, Australia Calgary Univ., Calgary, Alta., Canada
Journal
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1, 57-61, February 2006
Keywords
elderly persons | fire safety | adults | risks | statistical analysis | statistics | smoke detectors | insurance | morbidity | mortality | 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