Years of potential life lost from unintentional injuries among persons aged 0-19 years - United States, 2000-2009

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 61, Issue 44, 2012, Pages 830-833

  Borse, Nagesh N ^a   Rudd, Rose A ^b   Dellinger, Ann M ^b   Sleet, David A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORTALITY, PREMATURE; RISK; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869053570     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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