Injuries in Swedish schools during recesses: Distribution and patterns

Safety Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 89-101

  Laflamme, L ^a,b   Menckel, E ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Gender; Injury patterns; Injury ratios; School injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN;

STUDENTS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; RECESS INJURY RATIOS; SCHOOL INJURIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0033237282     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(99)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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