TY - JOUR AU - Clemens, Tessa AU - Tamim, Hala AU - Rotondi, Michael AU - Macpherson, Alison K. PY - 2016 DA - 2016/07/13 TI - A population based study of drowning in Canada JO - BMC Public Health SP - 559 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Although water-related fatality rates have changed over time, the epidemiology of drowning in Canada has not recently been examined. In spite of the evidence supporting varying drowning death rates by age, information on how characteristics of drowning incidents differ by age group remains limited. The primary objective of this study was to examine the epidemiology of drowning in Canada. A secondary objective was to describe the characteristics of these drowning incidents as they vary by age group. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3221-8 DO - 10.1186/s12889-016-3221-8 ID - Clemens2016 ER -