Management of child abuse in Hong Kong: Results of a territory-wide interhospital prospective surveillance study

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-9

  Tsang, A ^b   Kwan, E ^b   Yu, C M ^b   Tai, S M ^b   Ip, P ^b   Cheung, P ^b   Ho, L ^b   Tse, W ^b   Ho, S ^b   But, B ^b   Lee, W H ^b   Cherk, S W W ^b   Leung, L C K ^b   Ho, C S ^b   Tse, P W T ^b   Chan, J Y C ^b   Cheng, P S ^b   Wong, H L ^b   Yau, F T ^b   Tong, C T ^b   Lee, K P ^b   Yam, K L ^b   Lee, L P ^b   Cheng, A ^b   Huen, K F ^b   Mak, W C ^b   Chan, K C ^b   Tsui, K W ^b   Wong, T W ^b   Lee, A C W ^a   Ou, Y ^b   So, K T ^b   more..

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Case management; Child abuse; Hong Kong; Mongoloid race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHINESE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 12244256770     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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