The effect of safer play equipment on playground injury rates among school children

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1443-1446

  Howard, Andrew W ^a   MacArthur, Colin ^b   Willan, Andrew ^b   Rothman, Linda ^b   Moses McKeag, Alexandra ^b   MacPherson, Alison K ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT; HAZARD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PLAY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

EID: 20444394068     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1041096     Document Type: Article

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