Striking a balance between risk and protection: Fathers' attitudes and practices toward child injury prevention

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 491-498

  Brussoni, Mariana ^a,b,c   Olsen, Lise ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; injury prevention; risk attitudes; risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RECREATION; RISK-TAKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052479432     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31821bd1f5     Document Type: Article

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