Yet more pediatric injuries associated with all-terrain vehicles: Should kids be using them?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1185-1190

  Murphy, Nadia ^a   Yanchar, Natalie L ^a  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicles; Children; Injuries

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 3142512459     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000123038.94864.E2     Document Type: Review

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