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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Falls from playground equipment: will the new Australian playground safety standard make a difference and how will we tell?

Rebecca Mitchell, Shauna Sherker, Margaret Cavanagh and David Eager

Health Promotion Journal of Australia 18(2) 98 - 104
Published: 01 August 2007

Abstract

Issue addressed: This study describes the trend in incidence of hospitalised falls from playground equipment of children aged 14 years or less in New South Wales (NSW) and considers the potential effectiveness of playground safety standards in reducing the impact of playground-related injuries.

https://doi.org/10.1071/HE07098

© Australian Health Promotion Association 2007

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