Restraint use and injury patterns among children involved in motor vehicle collisions

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 745-751

  Valent, Francesca ^a   McGwin, Gerald ^a,b,d   Hardin, William ^c   Johnston, Carden ^e   Rue, Loring W ^b  

^a Center for Injury Sciences   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

^c Department of Epidemiology and International Health ^*  (United States)

^d Children's Hospital Alabama   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036240425     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200204000-00023     Document Type: Article

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