Parental knowledge of school backpack weight and contents.
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Parental knowledge of their students' backpack weight and contents was assessed by identifying 188 students who carried backpacks weighing at least 10% of their body weights through a survey of 745 students in three elementary schools. Most parents (96%) had never checked their child's backpack weight; 34% had never checked the backpack contents.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 88 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003