Rank the following leading causes of accidental death in the United States according to their frequency of occurrence. Rank as 1 the one that occurs most frequently; rank as 4 the one that occurs least frequently
A. Motor vehicle accidents
B. Falls
C. Suffocation
D. Poisonings
ANS:
A, D, B, C
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