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Monitoring child abuse and neglect at a population level: patterns of hospital admissions for maltreatment and assault

To investigate the prevalence, trends, and characteristics of maltreatment and assault related hospital admissions and deaths among children;

Authors:
O'Donnell M, Nassar N, Leonard H, Mathews R, Patterson Y, Stanley F.

Authors notes:
Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Nov;34(11):823-32.

Keywords:
monitoring child abuse, neglect, population level, patterns of hospital admissions, maltreatment, assault

Abstract:
To investigate the prevalence, trends, and characteristics of maltreatment and assault related hospital admissions and deaths among children; and identify common injuries and conditions associated with these admissions using routinely collected morbidity and mortality data.