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Correction
June 2017

Errors in Author Names and Affiliations

JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(6):602. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1667

In the Original Investigation titled “Child and Adolescent Health From 1990 to 2015: Findings From the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 Study,”1 published online April 3, 2017, “Solomon Abreha Damtew” will be changed to “Solomon Abrha Damtew,” and his affiliation will now be “Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.” “Balem Balm Betsu” will be changed to “Balem Demtsu Betsu.” This author was listed twice as “Dimtsu Balem” and “Balem Balm Betsu,” but the author’s name should read “Balem Demtsu Betsu.” “Hassan Magdy Abd El Razek” is one author (surname “Magdy Abd El Razek”). Lorenzo Monasta’s affiliation is the “Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy,” not the “Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.” Luca Ronfani’s affiliation is the “Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy,” not the “Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste, Italy.” Jasvinder Singh’s affiliation is the “University of Alabama at Birmingham,” not the “Department of Public Health, An-Najah University, Nablus, Palestine.” “Naris Slipakit” will be changed to “Naris Silpakit.” “Adbullah Sulieman Terkawi” will be changed to “Abdullah Sulieman Terkawi.” This article was corrected online.

References
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The Global Burden of Disease Child and Adolescent Health Collaboration.  Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 Study  [published online April 3, 2017].  JAMA Pediatr. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0250PubMedGoogle Scholar
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