Pediatric Head Injury Caused by Off-Road Vehicle Accidents
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Pediatric head injury caused by off-road vehicle accidents.
Morbidity and mortality from pediatric head injuries associated with the use of off-road vehicles are increasing. We reviewed all such injuries admitted to acute care hospitals in the two largest urban centers in Manitoba between April 1979 and August 1986. Of 375 injured children, 83 suffered head injury, 70 boys and 13 girls. Ages ranged from 2 to 15 years, with a mean of 10.4 years. Head inj...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100029188