Pediatric trauma caused by personal watercraft: A ten-year retrospective

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1525-1529

  Rubin, Lee Eric ^b   Stein, Philip Brett ^b   DiScala, Carla ^a   Grottkau, Brian Edward ^b  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Boating; Injury; Jet ski; Pediatric trauma; Personal watercraft; Recreation; Sports

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT;

EID: 0141958063     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00507-4     Document Type: Article

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