Deaths and Injuries Attributed to Infant Crib Bumper Pads

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Thach, Bradley T ^a   Rutherford Jr , George W ^a   Harris, Kathleen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTUSION; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT CRIB BUMPER PAD INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548046504     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.028     Document Type: Article

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