Risk of injury to child passengers in sport utility vehicles

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-14

  Daly, Lauren ^a   Kallan, Michael J ^b   Arbogast, Kristy B ^c   Durbin, Dennis R ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Motor vehicle safety; Sport utility vehicles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CONCUSSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FACE FRACTURE; HUMAN; LACERATION; LIMB FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR VEHICLE; ORGAN INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; INFANT; INJURY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33644844308     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1364     Document Type: Article

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