Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 382-385 , April 2001

Do parents value drowning prevention information at discharge from the emergency department?

Received 14 August 2000 ,Revised 22 December 2000 ,Accepted 8 January 2001.

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☆ Supported in part by grant No. MCH-534003-01-0 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Emergency Medical Services for Children, and by a gift from the Norcliffe Fund.

☆☆ Reprints not available from the authors.

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.114091

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 382-385 , April 2001

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