Does supervision by a lifeguard make a difference in rule violations? Effects of lifeguards' scanning

Psychological Reports

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 327-330

  Harrell, W Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COOPERATION; DROWNING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; SWIMMING POOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 0035496285     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.2.327     Document Type: Article

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