Characteristics and trends of hospitalized pediatric abuse head trauma in Wuhan, China: 2002-2011

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4187-4196

  Xia, Xin ^a   Xiang, Joe ^b   Shao, Jianbo ^c   Smith, Gary A ^d,e   Yu, Chuanhua ^a   Zhu, Huiping ^f   Xiang, Huiyun ^d,e  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wuhan Children's Hospital   (China)

^d THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abusive head trauma; Child abuse; Children; China

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; INJURY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREND STUDY;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

EID: 84870801081     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9114187     Document Type: Article

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