Motor ability: Protective or risk for school injuries?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-48

  Gofin, Rosa ^a   Donchin, Milka ^a   Schulrof, Boaz ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Motor ability; Risk factors; School injuries; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; MOTORS; RISKS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

SCHOOL INJURIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; ISRAEL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MOTOR SKILLS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0142095070     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00113-6     Document Type: Article

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