Update on child physical abuse, sexual abuse, and prevention

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-205

  Vandeven, Andrea M ^a,b   Newton, Alice W ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child neglect; Child physical abuse; Child sexual abuse; Prevention of child maltreatment

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGLECT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646514263     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000193295.94646.f7     Document Type: Review

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