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. 2001 Jun;7(2):161–164. doi: 10.1136/ip.7.2.161

Updating the evidence. A systematic review of what works in preventing childhood unintentional injuries: Part 1

E Towner 1, T Dowswell 1, S Jarvis 1
PMCID: PMC1730709  PMID: 11428566

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