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Splinters and fragments
Highlights from the injury prevention literature
  1. Anara S Guard
  1. Correspondence to Anara S Guard, EDC, Center for the Study of Injury and Violence, Education Development Center, 5315 Spilman Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA; anara{at}anaraguard.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040058

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