Barriers to physician identification and reporting of child abuse

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 349-356

  Flaherty, Emalee G ^a,c   Sege, Robert ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COURT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY LIFE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ERROR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18744381568     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20050501-08     Document Type: Review

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