Child abuse training and knowledge: A national survey of emergency medicine, family medicine, and pediatric residents and program directors

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Starling, Suzanne P ^a,b   Heisler, Kurt W ^a,b   Paulson, James F ^a   Youmans, Eren ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Emergency physicians; Family physicians; Resident education training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MULTICENTER STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 65349167211     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2938     Document Type: Article

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