Six-year experience of a hospital-based child protection team in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-343

  Şahin, Figen ^a   Çepik Kuruoǧlu, Asli ^a   Demirel, Birol ^a   Akar, Taner ^a   Duyan Çamurdan, Aysu ^a   Işeri, Elvan ^a   Demiroǧullari, Billur ^a   Pasli, Figen ^a   Beyazova, Ufuk ^a   Oral, Resmiye ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Hospital based child protection center; Multidisciplinary team approach; Neglect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL WORK; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TURKEY;

EID: 70649090278     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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