Do parents' and children's concerns about sports safety and injury risk relate to how much physical activity children do?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1084-1088

  Telford, Amanda ^a   Finch, Caroline F ^b   Barnett, Lisa ^c   Abbott, Gavin ^d   Salmon, Jo ^d  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

EID: 84869095004     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090904     Document Type: Article

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