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. 2001 Sep;7(3):249–253. doi: 10.1136/ip.7.3.249

Updating the evidence. A systematic review of what works in preventing childhood unintentional injuries: Part 2

E Towner 1, T Dowswell 1, S Jarvis 1
PMCID: PMC1730740  PMID: 11565995

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