Still unsafe, still in use: Ongoing epidemic of all-terrain vehicle injury hospitalizations among children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1344-1349

  Bowman, Stephen M ^a   Aitken, Mary E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; Children; Hospitalizations; Injury; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HELMET; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650803759     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181ea283d     Document Type: Article

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