National hospitalization impact of pediatric all-terrain vehicle injuries

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Killingsworth, Jeffrey B ^a   Tilford, John M ^a   Parker, James G ^a   Graham, James J ^a   Dick, Rhonda M ^a   Aitken, Mary E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; Injury; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644870512     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1585     Document Type: Article

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