Crossing Lines — A Change in the Leading Cause of Death among U.S. Children

For more than 60 years, motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of injury-related death among young people. Beginning in 2017, however, firearm-related injuries took their place to become the most common cause of death from injury.

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 386; no. 16; pp. 1485 - 1487
Main Authors:	Lee, Lois K, Douglas, Katherine, Hemenway, David
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 21.04.2022
Subjects:	Adolescent Medicine Cause of Death - trends Child Child Mortality - trends Death Emergency Medicine Fatalities Firearms Health Law Health Policy Humans Motor vehicles Pediatrics Pediatrics General Public Health Public Health General Teenagers Trauma United States - epidemiology Vehicles Young adults United States United States > US Health Policy Public Health
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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