Citation

Herrada-Huidobro A, Nazar-Beutelspacher A, Cassaball-Núñez M, Vega-Ramos R, Nava-Cruz CB. Salud Publica Mex. 1992; 34(6): 626-634.

Vernacular Title

El nino maltratado en Tlaxcala: estudio de casos.

Affiliation

Departamento de Investigación Médica-Epidemiológica, Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Tlaxcala, México.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1475698

Abstract

A longitudinal, retrospective and descriptive study about child abuse was carried out in the Hospitals of the Tlaxcala Secretariat of Health, Mexico. The information was obtained from hospitalized children's charts between January first and November 30, 1991. The charts included were those belonging to zero to 14 year old children with injuries, poisoning, and II-III degrees of malnutrition. Four child-abuse criteria were established: physical, sexual, non organic malnutrition and mixed (physical and non organic malnutrition). Two control groups were defined. Different patterns were observed between accidental and non accidental injuries, malnutrition and poisoning among the case and the control groups. The study provides useful information for the integral diagnosis of child abuse in hospitalized children.

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