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
    • ,
  • 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 ,Revised 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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