Trends in shaken baby syndrome diagnosis codes among young children hospitalized for abuse

Abstract Objective To investigate national trends of SBS diagnosis codes and how trends varied among patient and hospital characteristics. Methods We examined possible SBS, confirmed SBS, and non-SBS abuse diagnosis codes among children age three and younger who were hospitalized for abuse between 1...

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Main Authors: Aislinn Conrad, Brandon Butcher, Resmiye Oral, Megan Ronnenberg, Corinne Peek-Asa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00334-w