Early identification of children at risk of unintentional injury: A sensation seeking scale for children 2-5 years of age

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1332-1337

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Sandomierski, Megan ^a   Valla, Jasmina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Injury risk; Measurement; Sensation seeking; Young children

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; INJURY MEASURES; INJURY RISK; NOVELTY SEEKING; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; RELIABILITY AND TEST; SENSATION-SEEKING; TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY; UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES; YOUNG CHILDREN;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PLEASURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PLEASURE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77955324370     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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