Inpatient reports of suspected child abuse or neglect (SCAN): A question of missed opportunities in the acute care setting

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 90-94

  Loiselle, John M ^a,b   Westle, Robert E ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Neglect; Reporting laws

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEGLECT; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT;

EID: 0032913169     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199904000-00003     Document Type: Article

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