Epidemiology of abusive abdominal trauma hospitalizations in United States children

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-148

  Lane, Wendy Gwirtzman ^a   Dubowitz, Howard ^a   Langenberg, Patricia ^a   Dischinger, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Child abuse; Epidemiology; Injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABUSIVE ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINE INJURY; KIDNEY INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PANCREAS INJURY; PELVIS INJURY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN INJURY; STOMACH INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858450148     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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