Advances in the prevention of children's injuries: An examination of four common outdoor activities

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 719-723

  Parkin, Patricia C ^a,b,d   Howard, Andrew W ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Division of Orthopedic Surgery

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Injury; Injury prevention; Pedestrian; Playground; Skiing; Snowboarding

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BICYCLE; CHILD DEATH; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELMET; HUMAN; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIING; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SKIING; WALKING;

EID: 57149107399     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328317f1eb     Document Type: Review

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