Epidemiology of children’s fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-83

  Landin, Lennart A ^a  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Epidemiology; Fractures

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HAND FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHALANX; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RADIUS FRACTURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPORT INJURY; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030929284     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199704000-00002     Document Type: Article

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