Medical law and protection of children

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7672, 2008, Pages 702-703

  Foreman, David M ^a   Williams, Juliet ^b  

^a Strang Douglas   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 52449132634     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1380     Document Type: Editorial

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