Evidence into practice: Emergency physician management of common pediatric fractures

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 462-468

  Boutis, Kathy ^a   Howard, Andrew ^b   Constantine, Erika ^c   Cuomo, Anna ^d   Narayanan, Unni ^b  

^a Division of Genomic Medicine   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fractures; management; removable immobilization device

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEVICE THERAPY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FIBULA FRACTURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST FRACTURE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; PEDIATRICS; PLASTER CAST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RADIUS FRACTURES; SPLINT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

CANADA; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RADIUS FRACTURES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPLINTS;

EID: 84904066794     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000162     Document Type: Review

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