Primary prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma: A cost audit and cost-utility analysis

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 760-770

  Friedman, Joshua ^a,d   Reed, Peter ^a   Sharplin, Peter ^b   Kelly, Patrick ^a,c  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b QE Health   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive head trauma; Cost analysis; Costs; Head trauma; Health related quality of life; Injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NEW ZEALAND; OFFENDER; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUNISHMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

CHILD ABUSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84872421504     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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