The Stamp-in-Safety programme, an intervention to promote better supervision of children on childcare centre playgrounds: An evaluation in an urban setting

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 352-354

  Chelvakumar, Gayathri ^a   Sheehan, Karen ^b   Hill, Amy L ^b   Lowe, Danita ^b   Mandich, Nicole ^b   Schwebel, David C ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; DAY CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958084187     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.025056     Document Type: Article

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