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Fatal child cervical spine injuries in motor vehicle collisions: Analysis using unique linked national datasets

  • S. Peter Stawicki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care, Trauma and Burn, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care, Trauma, and Burn, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Suite 634, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210.
    • ,
  • John H. Holmes

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Michael J. Kallan

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Michael L. Nance

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

,Accepted 11 November 2008.

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PII: S0020-1383(08)00524-X

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.11.011

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