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Article: Child drownings and near drownings associated with swimming pools - Maricopa County, Arizona, 1988 and 1989.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- July 6, 1990
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In Arizona, drowning * is a leading cause of fatal injuries among children [is less than or equal to] 4 years of age [1]. From 1981 to 1988, the annual rate of death from drowning for children in Arizona ranged from 9 to 15 per 100,000 children [is less than or equal to] 4 years of age; from 1985 to 1987, the average annual rate for the United States was 4 per 100,000 children in this age group.
In April 1988, to help characterize the problem and to identify opportunities for intervention, the Arizona Department of Health Services requested that fire departments in Maricopa County (the Phoenix Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area; population, approximately 2 ...
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