TY - JOUR
T1 - Massachusetts Department of Public Health
AU - Gallagher, Susan S.
AU - Guyer, Bernard
AU - Kotelchuck, Milton
AU - Bass, Joel
AU - Lovejoy, Frederick H.
AU - Mcloughlin, Elizabeth
AU - Mehta, Kishor
PY - 1982/10/14
Y1 - 1982/10/14
N2 - Accidental injuries are the leading cause of childhood mortality and disability.1 Both the Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention1 and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's report, “A Program for Prevention in Massachusetts,“2 propose that the reduction of childhood injuries be a major goal in preventive health care. Little progress has been made in controlling accidental injuries, despite the recognized importance of injuries as a cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. There are several reasons for this. First of all, because the word “accident” is used to describe these events, both the public and the health-care profession.
AB - Accidental injuries are the leading cause of childhood mortality and disability.1 Both the Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention1 and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's report, “A Program for Prevention in Massachusetts,“2 propose that the reduction of childhood injuries be a major goal in preventive health care. Little progress has been made in controlling accidental injuries, despite the recognized importance of injuries as a cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. There are several reasons for this. First of all, because the word “accident” is used to describe these events, both the public and the health-care profession.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198210143071613
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198210143071613
M3 - Article
C2 - 7110290
AN - SCOPUS:0020322210
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 307
SP - 1015
EP - 1019
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 16
ER -