The spectrum of seat belt syndrome among Canadian children: Results of a two-year population surveillance study

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-283

  Santschi, Miriam ^a,b   Lemoine, Claude ^a   Cyr, Claude ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal injuries; Booster seat; Child; Seat belt; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONVALESCENCE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIMB INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; ORGAN INJURY; PANCREAS INJURY; PARAPLEGIA; SEAT; SEATBELT; SEATBELT INJURY; SEATBELT SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPLEEN INJURY; STOMACH INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 44449125238     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/13.4.279     Document Type: Article

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