The Epidemic of Pediatric Traffic Injuries in South Florida: A Review of the Problem and Initial Results of a Prospective Surveillance Strategy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 554-556

  Hameed, S Morad ^a   Popkin, Charles A ^a   Cohn, Stephen M ^a   Johnson, E William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; ENGINEERING; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; ICE CREAM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDESTRIAN; PEDESTRIAN INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842529970     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.4.554     Document Type: Review

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