Child fatality review teams.

Pediatr Clin North Am

Department of General Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Medical School, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr. Mail Code 7808, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.

Published: April 2009

The history of child fatality review (CFR) begins with the work of Ambrose Tardieu in 1860. More than a century later, in 1978, the first team was established in Los Angeles, California. This article reviews the history of CFR, the composition of teams, and its purpose based in preventive public health. The successes of three decades and challenges for the future of CFR are discussed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2009.01.004DOI Listing

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