Children and adolescents injured in traffic - Associated psychological consequences: A literature review

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-22

  Olofsson, Eva ^a,b,d   Bunketorp, Olle ^b,d   Andersson, Anna Lena ^b,c,d  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consequence; Injury; Paediatric Trauma Care; PTSD PTSS; Traffic Accidents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MORBIDITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; THREAT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 57449101642     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00998.x     Document Type: Review

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