Incidence and description of scooter-related injuries among children

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 495-499

  Powell, Elizabeth C ^a,b   Tanz, Robert R ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; In line skates; Injury; Scooters; Skateboards

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SKULL FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10044279158     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A04-074R1.1     Document Type: Article

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