Association of Injury Visits in Children and Child Maltreatment Reports

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Spivey, Maria I ^a   Schnitzer, Patricia G ^b   Kruse, Robin L ^b   Slusher, Paula ^b   Jaffe, David M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; child neglect; Emergency Department; injuries; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 59649120477     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.07.025     Document Type: Article

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