Observations of caregiver supervision of children at beaches: Identification of factors associated with high supervision

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 244-249

  Petrass, Lauren A ^a   Blitvich, Jennifer D ^a   Finch, Caroline F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BATHING BEACHES; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960837479     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.031062     Document Type: Article

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