Health Inequities in Pediatric Trauma
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Access to Care
3. Child Abuse
4. Gun Violence
5. Head Trauma
6. Burn Injuries
7. Orthopedic Trauma
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Kayton, M.L.; Staab, V.; Stahl, B.; Tan, K.; Russo, L.; Verney, M.; McGuire, M.; Pall, H. Health Inequities in Pediatric Trauma. Children 2023, 10, 343. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020343
Kayton ML, Staab V, Stahl B, Tan K, Russo L, Verney M, McGuire M, Pall H. Health Inequities in Pediatric Trauma. Children. 2023; 10(2):343. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020343
Chicago/Turabian StyleKayton, Mark L., Victoriya Staab, Brandon Stahl, Khea Tan, Larissa Russo, Meagan Verney, Margaret McGuire, and Harpreet Pall. 2023. "Health Inequities in Pediatric Trauma" Children 10, no. 2: 343. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020343