Innovations in using virtual reality to study how children cross streets in traffic: Evidence for evasive action skills

Injury Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 266-270

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Corbett, Michael ^a   Milanovic, Melissa ^a   Pyne, Sarah ^a   Vierich, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84937970752     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041357     Document Type: Article

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