Evaluation of fractures in children and adolescents in a level i trauma center in austria

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages E19-E25

  Schalamon, Johannes ^a   Dampf, Stephan ^a   Singer, Georg ^a   Ainoedhofer, Herwig ^a   Petnehazy, Thomas ^a   Hoellwarth, Michael E ^a   Saxena, Amulya K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Demographics; Epidemiology; Fractures; Pediatric Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SEX RATIO; SPORT INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RADIUS FRACTURES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 80051780802     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181f8a903     Document Type: Article

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