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Footnotes
Supervising editor: Debra E. Houry, MD, MPH
Author contributions: CCB, DJW, MLN, and BGC conceived the study. SRM, CCB, BCF, MLN, MJK, and DJW designed the methods. SRM, CCB, and BGC obtained research funding. MJK cleaned the data set. SRM and MJK conducted data analysis. BCF provided statistical advice. SRM drafted the article and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. SRM takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.
Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article as per ICMJE conflict of interest guidelines (see www.icmje.org). The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. This study was supported by grants F32HS018604-01 and K08-HS017960 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , as well as by grant 5RO1CE001615-02 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control , and grant 1R03HD061523-01 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development . The funding agencies were not involved in the design and conduct of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or the preparation of the data or preparation, review, or approval of the article. Dr. Carr spends a portion of his time as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Health and Human Services or its components.
Publication date: Available online July 23, 2013.
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