The global problem of injuries to children and adolescents

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 168-169

  Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 59449096774     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2413     Document Type: Note

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