Characteristics of falls and risk of injury in children younger than 2 years

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 914-918

  Haney, Suzanne B ^a,b   Starling, Suzanne P ^a,b   Heisler, Kurt W ^a   Okwara, Leonore ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

accident; falls; injury patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FALLING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BRUISING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD ABUSE; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; VIRGINIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78650511097     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181fe9139     Document Type: Article

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