Heelys and street gliders injuries: A new type of pediatric injury

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Vioreanu, Mihai ^a,b   Sheehan, Eoin ^a   Glynn, Aaron ^a   Casidy, Noelle ^a   Stephens, Michael ^a   McCormack, Damian ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Heelys; Pediatric injuries; Roller shoes; Street gliders

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONVALESCENCE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; ELBOW DISLOCATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HAND FRACTURE; HEEL; HEELY; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOE; STREET GLIDER; SUMMER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SKATING; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34249885060     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2882     Document Type: Article

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