A cluster analysis of road traffic-related childhood knee injuries

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 297-301

  Iakovakis, I ^a   Dessypris, N ^a   Dalamaga, M ^a   Petridou, Eleni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Child; Injury; Knee; Prevention; Road traffic accident

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOURISM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038639885     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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