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Backpack Safety (Copyright © American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Description
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Online Publication
Language: English
Website: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00043
This fact sheet contains information regarding a 1999 study on the use of backpacks amongst children and provides an orthopaedic surgeons recommendations for using back packs appropriately to prevent injuries.
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