Golf Cart-Related Injuries in the U.S

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-59

  Watson, Daniel S ^a   Mehan, Tracy J ^b   Smith, Gary A ^a,b   McKenzie, Lara B ^a,b  

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

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCUSSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ELECTRONICS; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT FRACTURE; HAND FRACTURE; HEAD AND NECK LACERATION; HOME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LACERATION; LEG FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; MALE; ORGAN INJURY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GOLF; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649158324     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.03.029     Document Type: Article

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