All-terrain vehicle, trampoline and scooter injuries and their prevention in children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 260-265

  Levine, Deborah ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; Children; Injuries; Scooter; Trampoline

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; CHILD; COGNITION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELMET; HUMAN; LAW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; HUMANS; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; SPORTS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33744809014     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000193307.37709.dc     Document Type: Review

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