Life on the farm - Children at risk

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 804-807

  Little, Danny C ^a   Vermillion, J M ^a   Dikis, E J ^a   Little, R J ^a   Custer, M D ^a   Cooney, D R ^a  

^a Department of General Surgery ^*

Author keywords

Agricultural injuries; Farm injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; AVULSION INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISLOCATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA;

EID: 0037997919     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/jpsu.2003.50171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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