Childhood bathtub-related injuries: Slip and fall prevalence and prevention

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 311-318

  Spencer, Sandra P ^a,b   Shields, Brenda J ^a,b   Smith, Gary A ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BATH; BURN; CHILD; FACE INJURY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRICTION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIP AND FALL INJURY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; BATHS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18444409074     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280504400405     Document Type: Article

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