The high morbidity associated with handlebar injuries in children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1171-1174

  Nadler, Evan P ^a   Potoka, Douglas A ^b   Shultz, Barbara L ^b   Morrison, Katie E ^b   Ford, Henri R ^b   Gaines, Barbara A ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Handlebar blunt abdominal trauma bicycle

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; BICYCLE; BONE INJURY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HANDLEBAR INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 22544445864     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000170107.21534.7A     Document Type: Review

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