Using US data to estimate the incidence of serious physical abuse in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 458-464

  Leventhal, John M ^a   Martin, Kimberly D ^b   Gaither, Julie R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Epidemiology injury; Injury severity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BURN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857985277     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1277     Document Type: Article

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