Risk factors and predictors of mortality in children after ejection from motor vehicle crashes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 864-868

  Scheidler, Michael G ^a   Shultz, Barbara L ^a   Schall, Laura ^b   Ford, Henri R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ejection; Head injury; Motor vehicle crash; Pediatric trauma; Safety restraint devices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033670835     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200011000-00012     Document Type: Article

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