Effects of a Citizens Review Panel in preventing child maltreatment fatalities

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 324-331

  Palusci, Vincent J ^a   Yager, Steve ^b   Covington, Theresa M ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Michigan Department of Education   (United States)

^c Michigan Public Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse fatalities; Child death review; Citizen Review Panels

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEATH; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; CITIZEN REVIEW PANEL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICHIGAN;

EID: 77952584638     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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