A latent class analysis of injury patterns among rear-seated, seat-belted children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1244-1248

  Elliott, Michael R ^a   Arbogast, Kristy A ^c   Durbin, Dennis R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body region; Child safety; Injury cluster; Passenger vehicle safety

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FACE INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MOTOR VEHICLE; NECK INJURY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEATBELT INJURY; SPINE INJURY; TELECOMMUNICATION; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL INJURIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750941620     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000195983.48529.0d     Document Type: Article

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