Hospitalized cases of child abuse in America: Who, what, when, and where

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-237

  Bullock, Daniel P ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^a,b   Moen, Kathleen Y ^a   Carney, Brian T ^c   Spratt, Kevin F ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA National Center for Patient Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Nonaccidental trauma; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; UNITED STATES; AGE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FRACTURE; MEDICAID; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649870327     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31819aad44     Document Type: Article

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