Are current playground safety standards adequate for preventing arm fractures?
- 7 June 2004
- journal article
- public health
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 180 (11) , 562-565
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06092.x
Abstract
Objective: To assess compliance with current standards of playgrounds where children have sustained a fall‐related arm fracture. Design, setting and participants: Between October 2000 and December 20...Keywords
Funding Information
- VicHealth
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