Child protective services referrals in cases of sudden infant death: A 10-year, population-based analysis in San Diego County, California

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-256

  Krous, Henry F ^a,b,d,e   Haas, Elisabeth A ^a   Manning, Julie M ^a,f   Deeds, Anita ^a,g   Silva, Patricia D ^a,h   Chadwick, Amy E ^a,e   Stanley, Christina ^a,c,g  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e San Diego SIDS   (United States)

^f New Vistas Crisis Center   (United States)

^g Children's Hospital ^*

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; Child Protective Services; Homicide; Infanticide; SIDS; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AGE; CHILD ABUSE; CORONER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; CAUSALITY; CHILD ABUSE; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745627463     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559506289586     Document Type: Review

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