Dangerous activities by children in grocery carts: Is adult supervision important?

Psychological Reports

Volumn 92, Issue 3 I, 2003, Pages 957-962

  Harrell, W Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ALBERTA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTING; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4243181415     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.92.3.957     Document Type: Article

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