Hazards associated with sitting and carrying devices for children two years and younger

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 183-187

  Batra, Erich K ^a   Midgett, Jonathan D ^b   Moon, Rachel Y ^c,d  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US Consumer Product Safety Commission   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOUNCERS; CAR SEAT; CARRYING DEVICE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; SITTING DEVICE; SLINGS; STRANGULATION; STROLLER; SUFFOCATION; SWINGS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASPHYXIA; BODY POSTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ASPHYXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937517288     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.03.044     Document Type: Article

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