Epidemiol Prev
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Editorial Review
[Anti-smoking legislation: its effects and new challenges].
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Case Reports Multicenter Study
[End-of-life medical decisions: study of physician's opinions in four Italian centres].
Knowing the physicians' opinions on end-of-life decisions. ⋯ The physicians' attitudes were homogeneous between the various centers and they may well be representative of the phenomenon which has been investigated, at least in Northern-Central Italy.
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road traffic and home accidents are one of the leading causes of death for infants and adolescents between 0-18 years of age. This study aimed to describe the injuries of children in the Lazio Region, in the year 2000. ⋯ this study shows how integrating different systems of surveillance can provide a more complete picture of injuries from road and home accidents, that is difficult to obtain using other sources. The youngest children are at high risk of home accidents while teen-agers are at risk for road traffic injuries.