Injuries in Children Associated with the Use of Nonmotorized Scooters

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1612-1615

  Schalamon, Johannes ^a   Sarkola, Taisto ^a,b   Nietosvaara, Yrjänä ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Injury; Kickboard; Scooter; Skateboard; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTUSION; ELBOW FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPORT INJURY; WOUND;

EID: 0242693204     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00571-2     Document Type: Article

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