The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 215-216 , March 2007

The Challenge of Car Safety Seats

  • James M. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: James M. Greenberg, MD, Division of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Ave, ML 7009, Cincinnati, OH 45229.

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PII: S0022-3476(06)01202-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.12.040

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 215-216 , March 2007

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