Childhood obesity: a risk factor for injuries observed at a level-1 trauma center

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1601-1605

  Rana, Ankur R ^a   Michalsky, Marc P ^a   Teich, Steven ^a   Groner, Jonathon I ^a   Caniano, Donna A ^a   Schuster, Dara P ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Outcomes; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DECUBITUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650935344     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.11.060     Document Type: Article

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