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Child Maltreatment and Medical Fragility: Fatalities in the First Year of Life by Runyan, Desmond K.

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Preventing Maltreatment of Children by Runyan, Desmond K

“…Runyan exposes the primary care intervention recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to prevent maltreatment of children…”
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Invited Commentary: Gaze Aversion and Unnoticed Phenomena by Runyan, Desmond K

“…Abstract Child abuse is a social phenomenon that has been underresearched and undersupported. The scale of the problem is large, with over 3 million US…”
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Adverse childhood experiences and child health in early adolescence by Flaherty, Emalee G, Thompson, Richard, Dubowitz, Howard, Harvey, Elizabeth M, English, Diana J, Proctor, Laura J, Runyan, Desmond K

“…Child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences, especially when recent and ongoing, affect adolescent health. Efforts to intervene and prevent…”
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Testing for Abuse in Children With Sentinel Injuries by Lindberg, Daniel M, Beaty, Brenda, Juarez-Colunga, Elizabeth, Wood, Joanne N, Runyan, Desmond K

“…Child physical abuse is commonly missed, putting abused children at risk for repeated injury and death. Several so-called sentinel injuries have been suggested…”
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Feasibility and Accuracy of Fast MRI Versus CT for Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children by Lindberg, Daniel M, Stence, Nicholas V, Grubenhoff, Joseph A, Lewis, Terri, Mirsky, David M, Miller, Angie L, O'Neill, Brent R, Grice, Kathleen, Mourani, Peter M, Runyan, Desmond K

“…Computed tomography (CT) is commonly used for children when there is concern for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is a significant source of ionizing…”
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Effectiveness of a Statewide Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Program in North Carolina by Zolotor, Adam J, Runyan, Desmond K, Shanahan, Meghan, Durrance, Christine Piette, Nocera, Maryalice, Sullivan, Kelly, Klevens, Joanne, Murphy, Robert, Barr, Marilyn, Barr, Ronald G

“…Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a serious condition, with an incidence of approximately 30 cases per 100,000 person-years in the first year of life. To assess the…”
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The challenges of assessing the incidence of inflicted traumatic brain injury: a world perspective by Runyan, Desmond K

“…Commentary on the methods available for ascertaining the incidence of inflicted traumatic brain injury (inflicted TBI) and the difficulties involved in…”
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Trajectories of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Self-Reported Health at Age 18 by Thompson, Richard, PhD, Flaherty, Emalee G., MD, English, Diana J., PhD, Litrownik, Alan J., PhD, Dubowitz, Howard, MD, MS, Kotch, Jonathan B., MD, MPH, Runyan, Desmond K., MD, DrPH

“…Abstract Objective Despite growing evidence of links between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and long-term health outcomes, there has been limited…”
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National, regional, and state abusive head trauma: application of the CDC algorithm by Shanahan, Meghan E, Zolotor, Adam J, Parrish, Jared W, Barr, Ronald G, Runyan, Desmond K

“…To examine national, regional, and state abusive head trauma (AHT) trends using child hospital discharge data by applying a new coding algorithm developed by…”
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Functional Outcome After Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Bennett, Tellen D, DeWitt, Peter E, Greene, Tom H, Srivastava, Rajendu, Riva-Cambrin, Jay, Nance, Michael L, Bratton, Susan L, Runyan, Desmond K, Dean, J Michael, Keenan, Heather T

“…Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is a mainstay of therapy for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI), but its overall association with patient…”
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Affordable housing through the low-income housing tax credit program and intimate partner violence-related homicide by Austin, Anna E., Durrance, Christine Piette, Runyan, Carol W., Runyan, Desmond K., Martin, Sandra L., Mercer, Jeremy, Shanahan, Meghan E.

“…The most severe outcome of intimate partner violence (IPV) is IPV-related homicide. Access to affordable housing may both facilitate exit from abusive…”
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Disruption Through Reimagining Training of Professionals Working in Child Abuse and Neglect by Runyan, Desmond K.

“…Actually ending the abuse and neglect of children will require doing something other than continuing the current approaches to child protection. This…”
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Authors’ Response to “Importance of Oral Health for Adolescents and Adults With Down Syndrome” by Jensen, Kristin M., Campagna, Elizabeth J., Juarez-Colunga, Elizabeth, Prochazka, Allan V., Runyan, Desmond K.

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Low Rates of Preventive Healthcare Service Utilization Among Adolescents and Adults With Down Syndrome by Jensen, Kristin M., Campagna, Elizabeth J., Juarez-Colunga, Elizabeth, Prochazka, Allan V., Runyan, Desmond K.

“…People with Down syndrome have health risks that require specific lifelong preventive health care. With increasing life expectancy, people with Down syndrome…”
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The Association of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Units and Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect by Shanahan, Meghan E., Austin, Anna E., Durrance, Christine P., Martin, Sandra L., Mercer, Jeremy A., Runyan, Desmond K., Runyan, Carol W.

“…Poverty broadly and financial stress owing to housing insecurity specifically are associated with an increased risk of child maltreatment. Therefore, it is…”
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International variations in harsh child discipline by Runyan, Desmond K, Shankar, Viswanathan, Hassan, Fatma, Hunter, Wanda M, Jain, Dipty, Paula, Cristiane S, Bangdiwala, Shrikant I, Ramiro, Laurie S, Muñoz, Sergio R, Vizcarra, Beatriz, Bordin, Isabel A

“…Although the history of recognition of child abuse in Europe and North America extends over 40 years, recognition and data are lacking in other parts of the…”
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Speak softly--and forget the stick. Corporal punishment and child physical abuse by Zolotor, Adam J, Theodore, Adrea D, Chang, Jen Jen, Berkoff, Molly C, Runyan, Desmond K

“…Previous studies have shown an association between spanking and child physical abuse. However, the relationship between more frequent and severe corporal…”
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Delineating the maladaptive pathways of child maltreatment: a mediated moderation analysis of the roles of self-perception and social support by Appleyard, Karen, Yang, Chongming, Runyan, Desmond K

“…The current study investigated concurrent and longitudinal mediated and mediated moderation pathways among maltreatment, self-perception (i.e., loneliness and…”
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Social Capital, Family Violence, and Neglect by Zolotor, Adam J, Runyan, Desmond K

“…Social capital includes collective efficacy, psychological sense of community, neighborhood cohesion, and parental investment in the child. It has been shown…”
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