Prevalence of traumatic injuries in drowning and near drowning in children and adolescents

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-53

  Hwang, Vivian ^a,b   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Durbin, Dennis R ^b,c   Baren, Jill M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVING; DROWNING; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEAR DROWNING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING POOL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037230812     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.1.50     Document Type: Article

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