Are current playground safety standards adequate for preventing arm fractures?

• 1 NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
• 2 Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC. Shauna.SherkerATunsw.edu.au

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