Policy statement - Role of the pediatrician in youth violence prevention

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 393-402

  Smith, Gary A ^g   Baum, Carl R ^g   Dowd, M Denise ^g   Durbin, Dennis R ^g   Quinlan, Kyran P ^g   Sege, Robert D ^g   Turner, Michael S ^g   Weiss, Jeffrey C ^g   Wright, Joseph L ^g   Gilchrist, Julie ^a   Haverkos, Lynne ^b   Midgett, Jonathan ^c   Roche, Lori ^d   Sinclair, Alexander ^e   Warda, Lynne J ^f   Kozial, Bonnie ^g  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c US Consumer Product Safety Commission   (United States)

^d HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^f CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child advocacy; Interpersonal relations; Victimization; Violence

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FIREARM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME VICTIMS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67649577490     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0943     Document Type: Review

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