Fatal child cervical spine injuries in motor vehicle collisions: Analysis using unique linked national datasets

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 864-867

  Peter Stawicki, S ^a   Holmes, John H ^b   Kallan, Michael J ^b   Nance, Michael L ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine injury; Injury mechanism correlation; Motor vehicular collision fatalities; Paediatric population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650112186     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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