Estimates of the incidence and costs associated with handlebar-related injuries in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 922-928

  Winston, Flaura K ^a,d   Weiss, Harold B ^b   Nance, Michael L ^a   Vivarelli O'Neill, Cara ^a   Strotmeyer, Stephen ^b   Lawrence, Bruce A ^c   Miller, Ted R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036766436     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.9.922     Document Type: Article

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