Children plus all nonautomobile motorized vehicles (not just all-terrain vehicles) equals injuries

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 134-141

  Collins, Christy L ^a   Smith, Gary A ^a,b   Comstock, R Dawn ^a,b  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; Injury; Nonautomobile motorized vehicle; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34447129353     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3612     Document Type: Article

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