International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 72, Issue 7 , Pages 1041-1046 , July 2008

Fatal and non-fatal food injuries among children (aged 0–14 years)

  • Robert Altkorn

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    • Intertek, 2107 Swift Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 630 623 8141; fax: +1 630 623 6074.
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  • Xiao Chen

      Affiliations

    • Intertek, 2107 Swift Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA
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  • Scott Milkovich

      Affiliations

    • Intertek, 2107 Swift Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA
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  • Daniel Stool

      Affiliations

    • Intertek, 2107 Swift Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA
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  • Gene Rider

      Affiliations

    • Intertek, 2107 Swift Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA
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  • C. Martin Bailey

      Affiliations

    • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, UK
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  • Angela Haas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Speech Pathology, The Children's Hospital, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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  • Keith H. Riding

      Affiliations

    • British Columbia's Children's Hospital, 5767 Holland Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Seth M. Pransky

      Affiliations

    • Rady's Children's Hospital, 3030 Children's Way, Suite 402, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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  • James S. Reilly

      Affiliations

    • Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Nemours Children's Clinic, P.O. Box 269, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA

Received 7 January 2008 ,Revised 10 March 2008 ,Accepted 12 March 2008.

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PII: S0165-5876(08)00129-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.03.010

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 72, Issue 7 , Pages 1041-1046 , July 2008

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