Pediatric firearm injuries: A 10-year single-center experience of 194 patients

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 927-932

  Senger, Carolin ^a   Keijzer, Richard ^a   Smith, Geni ^a   Muensterer, Oliver J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Firearm; Injuries

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASSAULT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALABAMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957555344     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.02.032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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