Pediatric pedestrian injuries and associated hospital resource utilization in the United States, 2003

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1406-1412

  Conner, Kristen A ^a   Williams, Lindsay E ^a,c   McKenzie, Lara B ^a,b   Shields, Brenda J ^a   Fernandez, Soledad A ^d   Smith, Gary A ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

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

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital charges; Injuries; Length of stay; Pedestrian; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953752607     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b28b05     Document Type: Article

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