Knowledge and attitudes among California dental care providers: Regarding child abuse and neglect

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 340-348

  Ramos Gomez, Francisco ^a,b   Rothman, David ^c   Blain, Stephen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Box 0438 ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITE; BURN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTUSION; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; FACE INJURY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MANDATORY REPORTING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BITES, HUMAN; BURNS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTUSIONS; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACIAL INJURIES; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MANDATORY REPORTING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 0032013237     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0208     Document Type: Article

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