Paediatric trauma: Injury pattern and mortality in the UK

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Bayreuther, J ^a   Wagener, S ^b   Woodford, M ^c   Edwards, A ^c   Lecky, F ^c   Bouamra, O ^c   Dykes, E ^d  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Trauma Audit and Research Network   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 64849101155     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.132787     Document Type: Article

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