Diferencias raciales en la evaluación de las fracturas pediátricas por abuso físico

Wendy G Lane1, David M Rubin, Ragin Monteith

  • 1Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA. wlane@epi.umaryland.edu

JAMA
|September 28, 2002
PubMed
Resumen

Los niños de minorías con fracturas tienen más probabilidades de ser evaluados y reportados por sospecha de abuso infantil, incluso cuando las lesiones son accidentales. Esto indica disparidades raciales en la evaluación y notificación de fracturas pediátricas por abuso infantil, especialmente en niños pequeños.

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