Injury prevention for children with disabilities

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 891-906

  Gaebler Spira, Deborah ^a,b   Thornton, Lisa S ^c,d,e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHRONOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; SWIMMING; TEACHER; TRAINING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FIRES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036857056     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-9651(02)00023-2     Document Type: Review

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