Policy statement - Prevention of choking among children

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 601-607

  Gardner, H Garry ^g   Baum, Chairperson Carl R ^g   Dowd, M Denise ^g   Durbin, Dennis R ^g   Lichenstein, Richard ^g   Quinlan, Kyran P ^g   Sege, Robert D ^g   Turner, Michael S ^g   Weiss, Jeffrey C ^g   Smith, Gary A ^g   Gilchrist, Julie ^a   Haverkos, Lynne J ^b   Midgett, Jonathan D ^c   Roche, Lori ^d   Sinclair, Alexander S ^e   Warda, Lynne J ^f   Kozial, Bonnie ^g  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c Div of Health Sciences   (United States)

^d HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^f CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Choking; Food; Toys

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEAT; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; CHILD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77649171918     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2862     Document Type: Article

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