The childhood air gun: Serious injuries and surgical interventions

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 188-190

  Bhattacharyya, Nishith ^a   Bethel, Colin A I ^a   Caniano, Donna A ^a,b   Pillai, Srikumar B ^a   Deppe, Sharon ^a   Cooney, Donald R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air guns; Nonpowder firearms; Penetrating trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; SAFETY;

EID: 0031826128     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199806000-00003     Document Type: Article

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