Introduction: Special Collection of Medical and Health-Related Research

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Negriff S. DiGangi M. J. Sharp A. L. Wu J. (2022). Injuries associated with subsequent child maltreatment diagnosis: By age, race, gender, and Medicaid status. Child Maltreatment, 27(2), 225-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10775595211031385

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Shanahan M. E. Austin A. E. Berkoff M. C. (2022). Prevalence of injuries among Medicaid enrolled infants prior to child abuse and neglect. Child Maltreatment, 27(2), 218-224. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10775595211031651

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