Family fun-family tragedy: ATV-related deaths involving family members

Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 426-428

  Helmkamp, James C ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RECREATION; WEST VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37749049483     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.016030     Document Type: Article

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