The Major Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States

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Authors

Rebecca M. Cunningham · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Maureen A. Walton · Teens Living with Cancer

Patrick M. Carter · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Abstract

The Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents This report details the 10 leading causes for the 20,360 deaths of children and adolescents in the United States in 2016. The analysis also includes ...

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Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Gun Ownership and Violence Research Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 379, Issue 25, pp. 2468-2475

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsr1804754

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