Paediatric motorbike injuries: Do children riding motorbikes get the same injuries as those riding bicycles?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 593-596

  Robertson, Jonathon ^a   Garrett, Peter ^a  

^a NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Motorcycle; Multiple trauma; Registry; Wound and injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; REGISTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; BICYCLING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 45249088535     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04580.x     Document Type: Article

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