Child protection procedures in emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 831-835

  Sidebotham, P ^a   Biu, T ^b   Goldsworthy, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROTECTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 36749057896     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.051011     Document Type: Article

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