Reducing childhood pedestrian injuries

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Schieber, Richard A ^a   Vegega, M E ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b National Highway Traffic Safety Administration   (United States)

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EID: 34249724851     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.suppl_1.3     Document Type: Review

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