American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 188-194 , September 2009

Trends in Unintentional Injury Deaths, U.S., 1999–2005: Age, Gender, and Racial/Ethnic Differences

  • Guoqing Hu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
    • ,
  • Susan P. Baker, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Injury Research and Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Susan P. Baker, MPH, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore MD 21205

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00380-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.023

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 188-194 , September 2009

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