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Falls from windows inure nearly 100,000 U.S. children in 19-year period.
American Academy of Pediatrics.
http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/Falls-from-Windows-Injure-Nearly-100,000-U-S--Children-in-19-Year-Period-.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed April 2016]
CDC.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/children.htmlOpens a new window
Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention.
Falls from heights: windows, roofs and balconies.
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Mayo Clinic.
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Safe Kids Worldwide.
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Des Jarlais lives in Oakland with her husband and two children.
