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Selected perinatal factors and child abuse.

Author(s) -

Mary I. Benedict,

Roger B. White

Publication year - 1985

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.75.7.780

Subject(s) - gestation , medicine , physical abuse , association (psychology) , child abuse , injury prevention , poison control , pediatrics , obstetrics , pregnancy , demography , psychology , environmental health , genetics , sociology , psychotherapist , biology

A matched pair case-control study was conducted to compare birth weights, gestations, and length of hospital stay (LOS) of 532 children subsequently reported as physically abused with comparable data from a group of control children matched on age, sex, race, and maternal education. Our results indicated a moderate association between both low birthweight and very short gestation with physical abuse. Results for LOS were inconclusive.

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