Child death review teams: A vital component of child protection

Child Welfare

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 653-670

  Hochstadt, Neil J ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Behavioral Sciences Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Executive Council of Illinois   (United States)

^d Cook County Child Death Review Team ^*  (United States)

^e Child Death Review System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750413791     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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