TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The Canadian Pediatric Surveillance Program: a framework for the timely data collection on head injury secondary to suspected child maltreatment
JO  - American journal of preventive medicine
A1  - Bennett, Stephanie
A1  - Grenier, Danielle
A1  - Medaglia, Andrea
SP  - S140
EP  - 2
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
N2  - The extent and nature of head injury secondary to child maltreatment in Canada is inadequately understood. These cases, although reasonably rare, are of great clinical importance as a large proportion of them result in death or permanent neurologic deficits. Internationally, published incidence data may underestimate the extent of the problem because of the failure of professionals to recognize and report inflicted head injury. National data on head injury secondary to suspected child maltreatment can inform educational efforts for early detection, guide prevention strategies, and be a foundation for the development of policies and programs to effectively address the needs of victims and their families. The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program is described as a system for active surveillance of uncommon high-impact conditions and is ideally suited to the collection of data on head injury secondary to child maltreatment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-3797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2008.01.026
ID  - ref1
ER  -