Characteristics of unintentional drowning deaths in children with autism spectrum disorder

Characteristics of unintentional drowning deaths in children with autism spectrum disorder

Abstract Background The reported prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased markedly in the past two decades. Recent research indicates that children with ASD are at a substantially increased risk of injury mortality, particularly from unintentional drowning. The purpose of this stud...

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Main Authors: Joseph Guan, Guohua Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Accidental death
Autism
Drowning
Epidemiology
Injury
Wandering
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-017-0129-4

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