Children injured following TV tipovers in Israel, 1997-2003

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-51

  Sikron, F ^a   Glasser, Saralee ^a   Peleg, K ^a  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child injury; Home injury; Television; Tipover

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FALLING; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISRAEL; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE INJURY; TELEVISION; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; TELEVISION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33845698710     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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