Evaluation and follow-up of cases diagnosed as child abuse and neglect at a tertiary hospital in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 969-977

  Tiraş, Ülkü ^a   Dilli, Dilek ^a   Dallar, Yildiz ^a   Oral, Resmiye ^b  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Child; Child protection team; Neglect

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENDER DISTRIBUTION; KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE; LEGAL ACTION; MORTALITY RATE; SOCIAL SERVICE;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

HOSPITALS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OFFENDER; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL ABUSE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VICTIM;

EID: 73649097989     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0805-30     Document Type: Article

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