FIGURE F-1a. Annual number of pediatric deaths in the United States, 1968-2010.

FIGURE F-1aAnnual number of pediatric deaths in the United States, 1968-2010

SOURCE: Based on Multiple Cause of Death data 1968-2010 from CDC WONDER online database.

From: Appendix F, Pediatric End-of-Life and Palliative Care: Epidemiology and Health Service Use

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Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues; Institute of Medicine.
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