{"id":31833,"date":"2020-11-13T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/fatal-child-abuse-underreporting-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T22:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:52:34","slug":"denuncia-insuficiente-de-casos-de-maltrato-infantil-con-resultado-de-muerte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/fatal-child-abuse-underreporting\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfLa revisi\u00f3n de los datos de los certificados de defunci\u00f3n revel\u00f3 un subregistro de muertes por maltrato infantil?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This summary synthesizes findings from a single research study, Underascertainment of child abuse mortality in the United States. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Although the number of states with fatality review teams has increased, the true incidence of child abuse fatalities is unknown. This study compared the coded causes of deaths on death certificates of children ages 10 and younger in North Carolina with data from the state’s Medical Examiner’s office, which has perpetrator information (collected through its own records and from law enforcement agencies). Researchers completed a case-level review of all child homicides, which allowed them to determine the proportion of child abuse deaths missed by the vital records system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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