Pediatric drowning: A 20-year review of autopsied cases: III. Bathtub drownings

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-116

  Somers, Gino R ^a,b   Chiasson, David A ^a,b   Smith, Charles R ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident; Autopsy; Bath seat; Bathtub; Drowning; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOPSY; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BATHS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; ONTARIO; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748487128     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000220981.54069.b8     Document Type: Review

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