Violent death in Mexican children: Could fatalities be prevented?
A retrospective case-series study with forensic autopsies practiced for a 5-year period. From 3,089 autopsies practiced, 89 cases (2.9%) were children under 10 years of age. Mechanical agents had the highest frequency (n = 64, 71.9%), and traumatic brain injury was the leading cause of death. Natura...
Main Authors: | Noé López-Amador, Ana L. Calderón-Garcidueñas, Rubén Ruiz-Ramos, Octavio Carvajal-Zarrabal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Cogent Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1662588 |
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