Update on child maltreatment

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-212

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

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Child sexual abuse; Neglect; Shaken baby syndrome; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME;

EID: 40649091379     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3282f6a4d8     Document Type: Review

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