School playground surfacing and arm fractures in children: a cluster randomized trial comparing sand to wood chip surfaces

The risk of playground injuries, especially fractures, is prevalent in children, and can result in emergency room treatment and hospital admissions. Fall height and surface area are major determinants of playground fall injury risk. The primary objective was to determine if there was a difference in...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS medicine 2009-12, Vol.6 (12), p.e1000195-e1000195
Hauptverfasser: Howard, Andrew W, Macarthur, Colin, Rothman, Linda, Willan, Andrew, Macpherson, Alison K
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