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. 2022 May 19;386(20):1955-1956.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2201761. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States

Jason E Goldstick¹, Rebecca M Cunningham¹, Patrick M Carter¹

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PMID: 35443104
PMCID: PMC10042524
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2201761

Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States

Jason E Goldstick et al. N Engl J Med. 2022.

. 2022 May 19;386(20):1955-1956.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2201761. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Authors

Jason E Goldstick¹, Rebecca M Cunningham¹, Patrick M Carter¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI jasoneg@umich.edu.

PMID: 35443104
PMCID: PMC10042524
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2201761

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Figure 1. — Figure 1.. Leading Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1999 through 2020.
Children and adolescents are defined as persons 1 to 19 years of age.

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