Wheelchair related injuries treated in US emergency departments

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-11

  Xiang, H ^a,b   Chany, A M ^a   Smith, G A ^b  

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WHEELCHAIR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIRS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33144476113     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.010033     Document Type: Article

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