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Overweight children: Are they at increased risk for severe injury in motor vehicle collisions?

Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
573363 Accident Analysis & Prevention 2009 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
We found no significant relationship between pediatric injury severity, distribution of injuries, or restraint use and being overweight. Limitations of this study were the small sample size in this database and the large number of unrestrained subjects.
Keywords
Motor vehicle collisionTrauma
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Overweight children: Are they at increased risk for severe injury in motor vehicle collisions?
Authors
Pavan P. Zaveri, Danielle M. Morris, Robert J. Freishtat, Kathleen Brown,
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