Socioeconomic disparities in infant mortality after nonaccidental trauma: A multicenter study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-25

  Rangel, Erika L ^a   Burd, Randall S ^b   Falcone Jr , Richard A ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Minority health; Nonaccidental trauma; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INSURANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONACCIDENTAL TRAUMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD ABUSE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ODDS RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77954717338     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181bbd7c3     Document Type: Article

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