Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4166806 | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Children with supported child abuse have higher ED use before abuse diagnosis, when compared with the general pediatric population. However, neither the rate of ED use nor the pattern of diagnoses offers sufficient specificity to be useful markers of risk for abuse.
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Authors
Elisabeth MD, MPH, Stacey Mstat, Lenora M. PhD, J. Michael MD, MBA, Heather T. MDCM, PhD,