Prevention of unintentional childhood injury

American Family Physician

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 502-509

  Theurer, Wesley M ^a   Bhavsar, Amit K ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BED; BICYCLE; BODY POSITION; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COUNSELING; DROWNING; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; PEDESTRIAN; SLEEP; SWIMMING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURY;

EID: 84875615346     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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