Hidden on the ward: The abuse of children in hospitals

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 565-573

  Kendrick, Andrew ^a   Taylor, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child protection; Health care evaluation; Hospital; Institutional abuse; Medicine; Monitoring; Nursing; Policy for children; Programme abuse; Quality standards; Selection; Standards; System abuse

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0034145670     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01311.x     Document Type: Article

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