title: [Child abuse in Tlaxcala: a case-control study].
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.
authors: Departamento de Investigación Médica-Epidemiológica, Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Tlaxcala, México.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Herrada-Huidobro
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Nazar-Beutelspacher
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Cassaball-Núñez
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Vega-Ramos
authors: C B
authors: CB
authors: Nava-Cruz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: El niño maltratado en Tlaxcala: estudio de casos.