Māori children are three and a half times more likely to die from accidents than Pakeha children. That's according to a study of ACC data, which has just been published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. 66 children die each year from accidents - the leading cause of death for children. Dr Mike Shephard, an emergency pediatrician at Starship Hospital, spoke to Corin Dann.
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