The choking game: Physician perspectives

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-87

  McClave, Julie L ^a   Russell, Patricia J ^b   Lyren, Anne ^a,c   O'Riordan, Mary Ann ^c   Bass, Nancy E ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Multicare Health System   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anticipatory guidance; Asphyxia; Choking game; Injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE; CHILD; GAME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COUNSELING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROBABILITY; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049155934     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1287     Document Type: Review

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