Diagnostic coding of abuse related fractures at two children's emergency departments

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 905-914

  Somji, Zeeshanefatema ^a   Plint, Amy ^b   McGahern, Candice ^b   Al Saleh, Ahmed ^c   Boutis, Kathy ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bone fractures; Child abuse; Child welfare; Emergency medicine; International Classification of Diseases; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CODING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

CANADA; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL CODING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 82655177929     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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