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injury prevention  

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  • Injury is classified as either unintentional or intentional. Unintentional injury occurs with no intentional human motivation (e.g., falls, traffic accidents), whereasintentional injury occurs as a result of discernible human motivation (e.g., suicide, assault). [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Injury Prevention]

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