Pediatric sledding injuries in pennsylvania

Journal of Trauma Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 34-40

  Bernardo, Lisa Marie ^a   Gardner, Mary Jane ^b   Rogers, Kenneth D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Sledding injuries; Sports injuries; Sports trauma

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SNOW; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0032035011     PISSN: 10787496     EISSN: 19323883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043860-199804000-00005     Document Type: Article

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