Fatal asphyxiations in children involving drawstrings on clothing

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1417-1419

  Petruk, Jackie ^a   Shields, Erima ^c   Cummings, Garnet E ^b   Francescutti, Louis Hugo ^b,d  

^a Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CLOTHING; FATALITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PARENT COUNSELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SAFETY;

EID: 0029963504     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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