Nonfamily infant abductions, 1983-2006

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 32-38

  Burgess, Ann Wolbert ^a   Carr, Kathleen E ^b   Nahirny, Cathy ^c   Rabun, John B ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Pediatric NP at Wareham Pediatrics   (United States)

^c National Center for Missing and Exploited Children   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CRIME; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 51449117387     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000334972.82359.58     Document Type: Article

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