Abuse of the disabled child: A systematic review of population-based studies

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 552-558

  Govindshenoy, Manjula ^a,b   Spencer, N ^a,b  

^a Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Disability; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTISM; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548228894     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00693.x     Document Type: Review

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