Head and Spinal Cord Trauma Involving Youth Recreational Activities. Research Update.

McAleese, Willis J.; Scantling, Ed

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ERIC Number: EJ535095

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Publication Date: 1996

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Head and Spinal Cord Trauma Involving Youth Recreational Activities. Research Update.

McAleese, Willis J.; Scantling, Ed

Parks and Recreation, v31 n9 p22,24,26,28,30 Sep 1996

Summarizes what current research on head and spinal cord injuries sustained during participation in recreation has to offer practitioners in terms of awareness and possible preventive strategies. It noted that by addressing injury prevention through the health-belief model paradigm, recreation practitioners move a step beyond simply providing education. (SM)

Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Head Injuries, Higher Education, Leisure Time, Neurological Impairments, Physical Activities, Recreational Activities, Sports Medicine

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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