Major Pediatric Hand Trauma Associated with Fireworks

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 426-428

  Moore Jr , Richard S ^a   Tan, Virak ^b,d   Dormans, John P ^c   Bozentka, David J ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Blast injury; Fireworks; Hand trauma; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BLAST INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0034251829     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200008000-00008     Document Type: Article

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