Handbook of Injury and Violence Prevention
Published 1 January 2007
Lynda S. Doll, Sandra Bonzo, David A. Sleet, James A. Mercy
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The epidemiology and costs of Unintentional and Violent Injuries, and Effective and Promising Interventions.
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Lynda Doll expresses her gratitude to the CDC Injury Center for providing time and resources in preparing this book and, in particular, her coeditors, Sandra Bonzo, James Mercy, and David Sleet, who have worked diligently to bring together what we hope is a useful resource for our colleagues in injury and violence research and practice.To Elizabeth Haas, our managing editor, whose commitment, careful attention to editorial detail, and management of the many logistics associated with manuscript development and review were absolutely essential to the success of
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