Screening injured children for physical abuse or neglect in emergency departments: A systematic review

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-164

  Woodman, J ^a   Lecky, F ^b   Hodes, D ^c   Pitt, M ^d   Taylor, B ^a,e   Gilbert, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Camden Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Child maltreatment; Emergency department; Injury; Repeat attendance; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 76349090227     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01025.x     Document Type: Review

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