Power lawnmower injuries

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 409, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-42

  Robertson Jr , William W ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AMPUTATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FRACTURE; INFECTION; LACERATION; LAWNMOWER; MOTOR VEHICLE; OPERATOR; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SKIN DEFECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037388683     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000057782.10364.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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