Public health surveillance of fatal child maltreatment: Analysis of 3 state programs

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 296-303

  Schnitzer, Patricia G ^a   Covington, Theresa M ^b   Wirtz, Stephen J ^c   Verhoek Oftedahl, Wendy ^d   Palusci, Vincent J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Michigan Public Health Institute   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTICIDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EVALUATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICHIGAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RHODE ISLAND; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 39649093422     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.087783     Document Type: Article

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