Causes of Femoral Shaft Fracture in Children under Five Years of Age

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Jeerathanyasakun, Yongyot ^a   Bhummichitra, Dilok ^a   Kovitvanitcha, Dool ^a   Hiranyavanitch, Paichit ^a   Sukswai, Pisit ^a   Thumkunanon, Veerasak ^a  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cause; Children Under 5 years; Femoral Shaft Fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; JUMPING; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0348146417     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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