Epidemiology of pediatric holiday-related injuries presenting to US emergency departments

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 931-937

  D'Ippolito, Anthony ^a   Collins, Christy L ^a   Comstock, R Dawn ^a,b,c  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Holiday; Injury; National electronic injury; Pediatric; Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTUSION; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; FRACTURE; HAND INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HOME; HUMAN; LACERATION; LEISURE; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77951829413     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0307     Document Type: Article

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