To the Editor: Despite expert recommendation, Australian states have yet to enact legislation requiring use of child restraints beyond the age of 12 months.
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- 1 NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 University of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC.
- 3 Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: w.du@unsw.edu.au
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