Identifying Populations at Risk for Child Abuse: A Nationwide Analysis
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Hallie J. Quiroz, Joshua Parreco, Lavanya Easwaran, Brent Willobee, Anthony Ferrantella, Rishi Rattan, Chad M. Thorson, Juan E. Sola, Eduardo A. Perez
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Purpose
Child abuse is a national, often hidden, epidemic. The study objective was to determine at-risk populations that have been previously hospitalized prior to their admission for child abuse.
Methods
The Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) was queried for all children hospitalized for abuse. Outcomes were previous admissions and diagnoses. χ2 analysis was used; significance equals p
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