Prevention of drowning in infants, children, and adolescents

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 437-439

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ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DROWNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWIMMING POOL;

EID: 0042164228     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.2.437     Document Type: Review

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