'You can't wrap them up in cotton wool!' Constructing risk in young people's access to outdoor play

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-393

  Jenkins, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Injury; Risk; Young people; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPECTATION; FALLING; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARANOIA; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PLAY; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33845713608     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570601008289     Document Type: Article

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