Epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of fatal drowning in children under 5 years old in Hunan Province, China: case-control study

• Main Authors: Zhiyu Liu (Author), Fanjuan Kong (Author), Lei Yin (Author), Aihua Wang (Author), Lili Xiong (Author), Donghua Xie (Author), Lizhang Chen (Author), Xiaoqi Sheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Drowning is still the primary cause of death in children under 5 years old, however, little is known about the drowning of Hunan province children. This study identifies the previously unpublished incidence and characteristics of fatal drowning in children of Hunan Province, and...