Child abuse and neglect presentations to a pediatric emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 341-345

  Keshavarz, Reza ^a,b   Kawashima, Rebekah ^a   Low, Chris ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Child abuse; Emergency service; Mandatory reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FATHER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MOTHER; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; NEW YORK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036861129     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00575-9     Document Type: Article

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