Deaths presumed due to maltreatment in the age group 0-18 years: An estimate of 40 cases in 1996 based on an enquiry among GPs and pediatricians;Overlijdensgevallen onder 0-18-jarigen door vermoede mishandeling: Naar schatting 40 gevallen in 1996 gebaseerd op een enquete onder huisartsen en kinderartsen

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 142, Issue 46, 1998, Pages 2515-2518

  Kuyvenhoven, M M ^a   Hekkink, C F ^a   Voorn, Th B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EUROPE; FATALITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; NETHERLANDS; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032517519     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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