1 edition of Research directions toward the reduction of injury in the young and the old found in the catalog.
Research directions toward the reduction of injury in the young and the old
Published
1973
by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, Md
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Frank T. Falkner, chairman [and] Sarah H. Knutti, co-chairman. |
| Genre | Congresses. |
| Series | DHEW publication no. (NIH) 73-124, DHEW publication ;, no. (NIH) 73-124. |
| Contributions | Falkner, Frank Tardrew, 1918-, Knutti, Sarah H., National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | RD93.5.C4 R47 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xix, 169 p. |
| Number of Pages | 169 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL5024677M |
| LC Control Number | 73603079 |
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