Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 317-322 , September 2010

A Comparison of School Injuries Between Children With and Without Disabilities

  • Marizen Ramirez, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Marizen Ramirez, PhD, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Campus, #208 IREH, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000.
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  • Erin Fillmore, MPH
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  • Alex Chen, MD, MS
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  • Corinne Peek-Asa, MPH, PhD

Received 3 December 2009 ,Accepted 4 June 2010.

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PII: S1876-2859(10)00123-3

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.06.003

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 317-322 , September 2010

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