Falling televisions: The hidden danger for children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 572-575

  Scheidler, Michael G ^a   Shultz, Barbara L ^a   Schall, Laura ^a   Vyas, Anix ^a   Barksdale, Edward M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Head injury; Home accidents; Injury prevention; Televisions; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB FRACTURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEVISION;

EID: 0036222015     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.31612     Document Type: Article

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