Child maltreatment prevention: A systematic review of reviews

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 353-361

  Mikton, Christopher ^a   Butchart, Alexander ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MASS MEDIUM; PARENT COUNSELING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 66149122953     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.057075     Document Type: Review

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