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. 2022 May 19;386(20):1955-1956.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2201761. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States

Jason E Goldstick  1 , Rebecca M Cunningham  1 , Patrick M Carter  1
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Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States

Jason E Goldstick et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Leading Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1999 through 2020.
Children and adolescents are defined as persons 1 to 19 years of age.
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