Improving child protection: A systematic review of training and procedural interventions

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 740-743

  Carter, Y H ^a   Bannon, M J ^b   Limbert, C ^c   Docherty, A ^d   Barlow, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Postgraduate Medical Dental and Education   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d Redditch and Bromsgrove PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 33748450507     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.092007     Document Type: Review

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