Association between weight and risk of crash-related injuries for children in child restraints

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1148-1152

  Zonfrillo, Mark R ^a,b   Elliott, Michael R ^c   Flannagan, Carol A ^d   Durbin, Dennis R ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child passenger safety; Injury; Obesity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 83155182573     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3810     Document Type: Article

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