Racial differences in the evaluation of pediatric fractures for physical abuse

JAMA

Volumn 288, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1603-1609

  Lane, Wendy G ^a,b,c   Rubin, David M ^a,b   Monteith, Ragin ^b   Christian, Cindy W ^a,b,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIMB FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MINORITY GROUP; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKULL FRACTURE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037009929     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.13.1603     Document Type: Article

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