Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 103-111 , June 2003

Non-motorized vehicles and walkers: going for “broke”

  • Elizabeth C Powell, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Elizabeth C. Powell, MD, MPH, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children’s Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614 USA
    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S1522-8401(03)00024-7

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 103-111 , June 2003

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