Influence of safety gear on parental perceptions of injury risk and tolerance for children's risk taking

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-31

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Major, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOTHER; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036516260     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.1.27     Document Type: Article

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