Morbidity and mortality of children following motor vehicle crashes

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 142-145

  Thompso, Errington C ^a,b   Perkowski, Paul ^a   Villarreal, David ^a   Block, Ernest F J ^c   Brown, Mark F ^a   Wright, Lana ^a   Akin, Shelley ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^b Trinity Mother Frances Health System   (United States)

^c ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0037323286     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.138.2.142     Document Type: Article

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