TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Playground safety: using research to guide community policy
JO  - Journal of health education
A1  - Mack, Mick G.
A1  - Hudson, Susan D.
A1  - Thompson, Donna
SP  - 352
EP  - 374
VL  - 30
IS  - 6
N2  - Each year over 200,000 children in the United States require emergency medical treatment for playground-related injuries, costing an estimated $1.2 billion. Thus, the issue of playground safety is a topic of concern for many health care professionals. However, without a reasonable understanding of the scope and magnitude of the problem, any attempts to develop an injury prevention program will be limited. Therefore, this article reviews the data-based playground research so that suggestions can be made concerning the development of a comprehensive playground injury prevention program.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1055-6699
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10556699.1999.10604656
ID  - ref1
ER  -