Child Injury Prevention

Injuries are among the leading causes of child morbidity and mortality worldwide [1]. Because injuries typically are incurred by healthy children engaging in daily activities, they can be particularly devastating to the injured child and his or her family, disrupting otherwise mentally and physicall...

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Main Author: David C. Schwebel (Ed.) (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2014
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653 |a pedestrian injury 
653 |a head trauma 
653 |a poisonings 
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653 |a motor vehicle safety 
653 |a drowning 
653 |a neglect 
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