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Abstract
This report details the 10 leading causes for the 20,360 deaths of children and adolescents in the United States in 2016. The analysis also includes trends over time and comparisons among countries.
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Title
The Major Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States
Author
Cunningham, Rebecca M; Walton, Maureen A; Carter, Patrick M 1
1 From the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center (R.M.C., M.A.W., P.M.C.), the Firearm Safety among Children and Teens Consortium (R.M.C., M.A.W., P.M.C.), the Department of Emergency Medicine (R.M.C., P.M.C.), and the Addiction Center, Department of Psychiatry (M.A.W.), University of Michigan School of Medicine, and the Youth Violence Prevention Center (R.M.C., P.M.C.) and Department of Health Behavior and Health Education (R.M.C.), University of Michigan School of Public Health — both in Ann Arbor.
1 From the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center (R.M.C., M.A.W., P.M.C.), the Firearm Safety among Children and Teens Consortium (R.M.C., M.A.W., P.M.C.), the Department of Emergency Medicine (R.M.C., P.M.C.), and the Addiction Center, Department of Psychiatry (M.A.W.), University of Michigan School of Medicine, and the Youth Violence Prevention Center (R.M.C., P.M.C.) and Department of Health Behavior and Health Education (R.M.C.), University of Michigan School of Public Health — both in Ann Arbor.
Pages
2468-2475
Section
Special Report
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Dec 20, 2018
Website
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2158678089
Copyright
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