Using multiple imputation and propensity scores to test the effect of car seats and seat belt usage on injury severity from trauma registry data

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 924-927

  Hayes, John R ^a   Groner, Jonathan I ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple imputation; Passenger safety; Propensity score; Trauma registry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OHIO; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEAT BELTS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 43249098342     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.043     Document Type: Article

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