Barriers that inhibit nurses reporting suspected cases of child abuse and neglect

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 93-100

  Piltz, Anne ^a   Wachtel, Tracey ^b  

^a Riverland Regional Health Services Inc   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Child abuse and neglect; Mandatory reporting; Nurses

Indexed keywords

EID: 66849143138     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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