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Abusive head trauma among children in Alaska: a population-based assessment

BACKGROUND: Serious physical abuse resulting in a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been implicated as an underreported cause of infant mortality. Nearly 80% of all abusive head trauma (AHT) occurs among children <2 years of age, with infants experiencing an incidence nearly 8 times that of 2-year...

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Autores principales: Parrish, Jared, Baldwin-Johnson, Cathy, Volz, Margaret, Goldsmith, Yvonne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986886
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21216