Home treadmill injuries in infants and children aged to 5 years: A review of Consumer Product Safety Commission data and an illustrative report of case

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 372-376

  Abbas, Mazen I ^a,b   Bamberger, H Brent ^a   Gebhart, Rick W ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Grandview Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ARM INJURY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTUSION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREADMILL;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; BURNS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EXERCISE; FRICTION; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644300215     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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