Child maltreatment in Missouri: Combining data for public health surveillance

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 379-384

  Schnitzer, Patricia G ^a   Slusher, Paula ^a   Van Tuinen, Mark ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Jefferson City Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MISSOURI; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 8844285995     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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