Overview
Injuries are the major cause of death and disability among children over 12 months of age, adolescents, and young adults, and account for more years of potential life lost before age 65 than all forms of cancer and heart disease combined.1 The effect of injuries on the public's health is clearly of great magnitude, as is the economic cost.2
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Copyright © 1992 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
1992
