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Hospital Based Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Child Physical Abuse in United States: Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality

OBJECTIVES: To describe nationally representative outcomes of physical abuse injuries in children necessitating Emergency Department (ED) visits in United States. The impact of various injuries on mortality is examined. We hypothesize that physical abuse resulting in intracranial injuries are associ...

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Autores principales: Allareddy, Veerajalandhar, Asad, Rahimullah, Lee, Min Kyeong, Nalliah, Romesh P., Rampa, Sankeerth, Speicher, David G., Rotta, Alexandre T., Allareddy, Veerasathpurush
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24919088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100110