Characteristics of fatal abusive head trauma among children in the USA: 2003-2007: An application of the CDC operational case definition to National Vital Statistics data

Injury Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-199

  Parks, Sharyn E ^a   Kegler, Scott R ^a   Annest, Joseph L ^a   Mercy, James A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861459349     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040128     Document Type: Article

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