Holiday ornament-related injuries in children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 819-822

  Kimia, Amir ^a   Lee, Lois ^a   Shannon, Michael ^a   Capraro, Andrew ^a   Mays, Donald ^b   Johnston, Patrick ^a   Hummel, David ^a   Shuman, Margot ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Product Safety and Technical Public Policy Consumers Union/Consumer Reports(R)   (United States)

Author keywords

Christmas; Glass; Holiday; Injury; Ornament; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCUTION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; GLASS; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LACERATIONS; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249103909     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181c33109     Document Type: Article

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