@article{ref1,
title="The temporal-spatial distribution of seriously maltreated children",
journal="Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology",
year="2017",
author="Thurston, Holly and Freisthler, Bridget and Bell, Janice and Tancredi, Daniel and Romano, Patrick S. and Miyamoto, Sheridan and Joseph, Jill G.",
volume="20",
number="",
pages="1-8",
abstract="This descriptive study utilized Bernoulli and Poisson spatial scan statistical models in SatScan v.9.4 to examine the distribution in space and time of residence of maltreatment cases-operationalized as families with serious maltreatment (resulting in death or hospitalization) of children under 6 years-for the presence of clusters (&quot;hot spots&quot;). In the Poisson model, a population dataset of serious maltreatment cases were non-randomly dispersed in four major areas, with these &quot;hot spots&quot; moving over time and space. Most cases were outside these clusters. In the Bernoulli model, the geographic distribution of a case-control dataset of families with serious maltreatment who were previously investigated by child welfare did not differ compared to controls previously investigated by child welfare with no serious maltreatment. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that child fatality prevention efforts such as Back to Sleep and Never Shake a Baby campaigns should continue to be universal efforts, targeted to all parents.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1877-5845",
doi="10.1016/j.sste.2016.12.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2016.12.004"
}