A national assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and confidence of prehospital providers in the assessment and management of child maltreatment

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Markenson, David ^a,g   Tunik, Michael ^b   Cooper, Arthur ^c   Olson, Lenora ^d   Cook, Lawrence ^d   Matza Haughton, Hedda ^e   Treiber, Marsha ^b   Brown, William ^f   Dickinson, Phil ^f   Foltin, George ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Harlem Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e For the Health of It Consultation Services   (United States)

^f National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians   (United States)

^g WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Child maltreatment; Child protection; Emergency medical services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846921374     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2121     Document Type: Article

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