Citation

Jenny C, Isaac R. Arch. Dis. Child. 2006; 91(3): 265-269.

Affiliation

Division of Child Protection, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. cjenny@lifespan.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/adc.2004.066696

PMID

16492892

PMCID

PMC2065955

Abstract

The death of a child is a sentinel event in a community, and a defining marker of a society's policies of safety and health. Child death as a result of abuse and neglect is a tragic outcome that occurs in all nations of the world. The true incidence of fatal child abuse and neglect is unknown. The most accurate incidence data of such deaths have been obtained from countries where multi-agency death review teams analyse the causes of child fatalities, as is done in the United States and Australia.

Language: en