Pediatric farm-related injuries: A series of 96 hospitalized patients

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-342

  Smith, Gary A ^a,b   Scherzer, Daniel J ^b   Buckley, Jeremy W ^c   Haley, Kathryn J ^d   Shields, Brenda J ^a  

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

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HORSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HORSES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; OHIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKULL FRACTURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2442431374     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280404300404     Document Type: Article

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