In-hospital treated pediatric injuries are increasing in Finland - a population based study between 1997 and 2006

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-135

  Suominen, J S ^a   Pakarinen, M P ^a   Kaariainen S ^b   Impinen, A ^b   Vartiainen, E ^b   Helenius, I ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Section of Paediatric Surgery   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Fracture; Head injury; Splenectomy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959675082     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749691110000212     Document Type: Article

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