Dirt Bikes and All Terrain Vehicles: The Real Threat to Pediatric Kidneys

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 4 SUPPLEMENT, 2007, Pages 1672-1674

  Wu, Hsi Yang ^a   Gaines, Barbara A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

kidney; off road motor vehicles; wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OFF ROAD MOTOR VEHICLE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLITARY KIDNEY; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 34548394126     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.160     Document Type: Article

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