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The epidemiology of pediatric falls from heights

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  1. CHU Necker Enfants Malades-faculté de Médecine Paris, Paris, France

    Philippe G. Meyer & Thomas Baugnon

  2. Institut National de Veille Sanitaire, St. Maurice, France

    Bertrand Thelot & Cecile Ricard

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Meyer, P.G., Thelot, B., Baugnon, T. et al. The epidemiology of pediatric falls from heights. Pediatr Surg Int 23, 95–96 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1794-5

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