Injuries among infants treated in emergency departments in the United States, 2001-2004

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 930-937

  Mack, Karin A ^a   Gilchrist, Julie ^a   Ballesteros, Michael F ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Infants; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; HOME ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 44449104330     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-1731     Document Type: Article

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