Medical costs attributable to child maltreatment: A systematic review of short- and long-term effects

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 627-635

  Brown, Derek S ^a   Fang, Xiangming ^b   Florence, Curtis S ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD ABUSE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; SEXUAL ABUSE; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 81355133428     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.08.013     Document Type: Review

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