Safety on the playground: Mechanisms through which adult supervision might prevent child playground injury

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-143

  Schwebel, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Playground; Safety; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PEER PRESSURE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TEACHING;

EID: 33745129074     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-006-9018-7     Document Type: Article

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