Single rope tree swing injuries among children

Pediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 548-550

  Albanese, Craig T ^a   Gardner, Mary J ^a   Adkins, Michael A ^a   Schall, Laura ^b   Lynch, James M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

tree swing injuries

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030900353     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.4.548     Document Type: Article

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