Once bitten, twice shy? Medically-attended injuries can sensitise parents to children's risk of injuries on playgrounds

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-54

  Morrongiello, B A ^a   Howard, A W ^b   Rothman, L ^b   Sandomierski, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 61649106089     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.019398     Document Type: Article

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