Composite playground safety measure to correlate the rate of supracondylar humerus fractures with safety: An ecologic study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-105

  Park, Min Jung ^a   Baldwin, Keith ^a   Weiss Laxer, Nomi ^b   Christian, Jennifer B ^b   Mello, Michael J ^b   Eberson, Craig ^c   Spiegel, David A ^d  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood injury prevention; Fracture; Humerus; Playground; Supracondylar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PLAYGROUND SAFETY SCHOOL SCORE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURFACE DEPTH COMPLIANCE; USE ZONE COMPLIANCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INCIDENCE; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RHODE ISLAND; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649083657     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181d07689     Document Type: Article

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