Evaluation and referral for child maltreatment in pediatric poisoning victims

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 362-369

  Wood, Joanne N ^a,b   Pecker, Lydia H ^c   Russo, Michael E ^d   Henretig, Fred ^a,b   Christian, Cindy W ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

^d NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Poisoning; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; ILLICIT DRUG; NARCOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CAREGIVERS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHILADELPHIA; POISONING; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84861332823     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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