Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a video game as a child pedestrian educational tool

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1317-1321

  Arbogast, Helen ^a   Burke, Rita V ^a,d   Muller, Valerie ^a   Ruiz, Pearl ^a   Knudson, Margaret M ^b,c   Upperman, Jeffrey S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; education; injury prevention; pedestrian safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDESTRIAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; VIDEO GAMES; WALKING;

EID: 84899810328     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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