Baby walkers . . . time to take a stand?

Experience in our hospital and figures from the Home Accident Surveillance System indicate that the number of accidents involving baby walkers is increasing. Safety specifications issued by the British Standards Institution are rarely, if ever, met in full by manufacturers. Home accident prevention...

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Hauptverfasser: Gleadhill, D N, Robson, W J, Cudmore, R E, Turnock, R R
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Equipment Design
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Male
Medical sciences
Orthopedic Equipment - adverse effects
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