Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1601-1605, August 2009

Childhood obesity: a risk factor for injuries observed at a level-1 trauma center

  • Ankur R. Rana

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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  • Marc P. Michalsky

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 614 722 3915; fax: +1 614 722 3903.
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  • Steven Teich

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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  • Jonathon I. Groner

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
    • ,
  • Donna A. Caniano

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
    • ,
  • Dara P. Schuster

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA

Received 20 August 2008; received in revised form 26 November 2008; accepted 28 November 2008.

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PII: S0022-3468(08)01082-8

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.11.060

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1601-1605, August 2009

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