Epidemiology and prevention of childhood injuries

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Dowd, M Denise ^a   Keenan, Heather T ^b   Bratton, Susan L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Car seat; Child abuse; Firearms; Injuries; Motor vehicle crash; Potential life years lost; Prevention; Submersion

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DROWNING; DRUG ABUSE; FIRE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036861611     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200211001-00002     Document Type: Review

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