Factors affecting pediatricians' reporting of suspected child maltreatment

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 96-101

  Gunn, Veronica L ^a   Hickson, Gerlad B ^a   Cooper, William O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Maltreatment; Neglect; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 16344368810     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A04-094R.1     Document Type: Article

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