The demographics of playground equipment injuries in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 691-699

  Loder, Randall T ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b James Whitcomb Riley Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Injuries; Playground equipment

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SPRAIN; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 41549139135     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.061     Document Type: Article

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