Child Abuse and Neglect in Saudi Arabia: Journey of recognition to implementation of national prevention strategies

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-33

  Al Eissa, Majid ^a   Almuneef, Maha ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child rights; Prevention strategies; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD RIGHTS; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; OFFENDER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC OPINION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; UNITED NATIONS;

CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED NATIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 75149120527     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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