Comparative performance of playground surfacing materials including conditions of extreme non-compliance

Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-179

  Gunatilaka, A H ^a   Sherker, S ^a   Ozanne Smith, J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HEAD INJURY; HEIGHT; HYBRID; LABORATORY; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MECHANICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHILD; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MECHANICS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RISK FACTORS; RUBBER;

EID: 4344673336     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.004010     Document Type: Article

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