Pediatric blunt and penetrating trauma deaths in Ontario: a population-based study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 981-986

  Diamond, Ivan R ^a,b   Parkin, Patricia C ^a,b   Wales, Paul W ^a,b   Bohn, Desmond ^a,b   Kreller, Margaret A ^a   Dykes, Evelyn H ^c   McLellan, Barry A ^b,d   Wesson, David E ^e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Centre for Health Science   (United Kingdom)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Incidence; Mortality; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; DYING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDESTRIAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ONTARIO; SUICIDE; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 65449171133     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.039     Document Type: Article

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