Risk of death among children reported for nonfatal maltreatment

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-95

  Jonson Reid, Melissa ^a   Chance, Toni ^b   Drake, Brett ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Child neglect; Fatality; Preventable death; Services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANDATORY REPORTING; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CAREGIVERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845970221     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559506296722     Document Type: Article

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