Enrollment strategies in early home visitation to prevent physical child abuse and neglect and the 'universal versus targeted' debate: A meta-analysis of population-based and screening-based programs

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 863-890

  Guterman, Neil B ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Home visitation; Prevention; Program enrollment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEGLECT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCREENING;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY HEALTH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032801179     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(99)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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