Incidence of serious injuries due to physical abuse in the United States: 1997 to 2009

Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 847-852

  Leventhal, John M ^a   Gaither, Julie R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Epidemiology (injury); Incidence; Injury severity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BURN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868622557     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0922     Document Type: Article

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